Matthew 14:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

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  • 1 Sam 9:13 : 13 When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for this is the time when you can find him!”
  • Luke 24:30 : 30 When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
  • Acts 27:35 : 35 After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.
  • Rom 14:6 : 6 The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.
  • John 11:41 : 41 So they took away the stone. Jesus looked upward and said,“Father, I thank you that you have listened to me.
  • 1 Tim 4:4-5 : 4 For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. 5 For it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.
  • Matt 26:26-27 : 26 The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said,“Take, eat, this is my body.” 27 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying,“Drink from it, all of you,
  • Mark 6:41 : 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
  • Mark 7:34 : 34 Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh,“Ephphatha”(that is,“Be opened”).
  • Mark 8:6-7 : 6 Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.
  • Mark 14:22-23 : 22 The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.” 23 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
  • Luke 9:14 : 14 (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
  • Luke 9:16 : 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
  • Luke 22:19 : 19 Then he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying,“This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
  • Mark 6:39 : 39 Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
  • Matt 15:35-36 : 35 After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.
  • John 6:10-11 : 10 Jesus said,“Have the people sit down.”(Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.
  • John 6:23 : 23 Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  • 1 Cor 10:16 : 16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ?
  • 1 Cor 10:31 : 31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.
  • 1 Cor 11:24 : 24 and after he had given thanks he broke it and said,“This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    95%

    12Now 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.”

    13But 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.”

    15So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down.

    16Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • Mark 6:37-44
    8 verses
    92%

    37But 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?”

    38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

    39Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.

    40So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.

    41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

    42They all ate and were satisfied,

    43and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.

    44Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

  • Matt 15:33-38
    6 verses
    91%

    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

    34Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”

    35After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

    36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

    37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

    38Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

  • Mark 8:4-9
    6 verses
    89%

    4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

    5He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”

    6Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the crowd.

    7They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.

    8Everyone ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

    9There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    88%

    9“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

    10Jesus said,“Have the people sit down.”(Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

    11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

  • Matt 14:15-18
    4 verses
    86%

    15When 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.”

    16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

    17They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

    18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.

  • Matt 14:20-21
    2 verses
    85%

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

    21Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Twelve.”

    20“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Seven.”

  • John 21:13
    79%

    13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

  • Luke 24:30
    78%

    30When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

  • Mark 14:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said,“Take it. This is my body.”

    23And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

  • Mark 8:1
    77%

    1The 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,

  • John 6:5
    77%

    5Then 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?”

  • Luke 22:19
    76%

    19Then he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying,“This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

  • Matt 16:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

    10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

  • Matt 26:26
    76%

    26The Lord’s Supper While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to his disciples, and said,“Take, eat, this is my body.”

  • John 6:23
    74%

    23Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.