Mark 8:3
If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.”
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- Judg 8:4-6 : 4 Gideon Tracks Down the Midianite Kings Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. 5 He said to the men of Succoth,“Give some loaves of bread to the men who are following me, because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6 The officials of Succoth said,“You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?”
- 1 Sam 14:28-31 : 28 Then someone from the army informed him,“Your father put the army under a strict oath saying,‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.” 29 Then Jonathan said,“My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed when I tasted just a little of this honey. 30 Certainly if the army had eaten some of the enemies’ provisions that they came across today, would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?” 31 On that day the army struck down the Philistines from Micmash to Aijalon, and they became very tired.
- 1 Sam 30:10-12 : 10 David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there. 11 Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink. 12 They gave him a slice of pressed figs and two bunches of raisins to eat. This greatly refreshed him, for he had not eaten food or drunk water for three days and three nights.
- Isa 40:31 : 31 But those who wait for the LORD’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
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- Mark 8:1-22 verses86%
1 The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,
2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.
- Matt 15:32-343 verses85%
32 The Feeding of the Four Thousand Then Jesus called the disciples and said,“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”
33 The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
34 Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”
- Mark 8:4-52 verses80%
4 His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”
5 He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”
- Mark 6:31-388 verses80%
31 He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.
33 But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.
34 As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.
35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.
36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
37 But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
38 He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”
- Luke 9:12-143 verses80%
12 Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”
13 But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
14 (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
- Matt 14:13-186 verses78%
13 The Feeding of the Five Thousand Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14 As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15 When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying,“This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
16 But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”
17 They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied.
- Mark 8:7-104 verses76%
7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.
8 Everyone ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
9 There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.
10 Immediately he got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
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20 Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.
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36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
- Mark 6:44-452 verses72%
44 Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.
45 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.
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5 Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”
- Matt 14:20-223 verses71%
20 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.
21 Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.
22 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.
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42 The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.
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18 Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.
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5 The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.
- Matt 15:37-393 verses70%
37 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
38 Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.
39 After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
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17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.
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9 Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.
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33 So the disciples began to say to one another,“No one brought him anything to eat, did they?”
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8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff– no bread, no bag, no money in their belts–
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12 When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”
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16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.
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14 The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
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13 From where shall I get meat to give to this entire people, for they cry to me,‘Give us meat, that we may eat!’