Matthew 14:20

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

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  • Matt 16:8-9 : 8 When Jesus learned of this, he said,“You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?
  • Mark 6:42-44 : 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full. 44 Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.
  • Mark 8:8-9 : 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.
  • Luke 1:53 : 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
  • Luke 9:17 : 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.
  • John 6:7 : 7 Philip replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”
  • John 6:11-14 : 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. 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.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten. 14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
  • Mark 8:16-21 : 16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread. 17 When he learned of this, Jesus said to them,“Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened? 18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember? 19 When 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.” 21 Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”
  • Exod 16:8 : 8 Moses said,“You will know this when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to satisfy you, because the LORD has heard your murmurings that you are murmuring against him. As for us, what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
  • Exod 16:12 : 12 “I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites. Tell them,‘During the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be satisfied with bread, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’”
  • Lev 26:26 : 26 When I break off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven; they will ration your bread by weight, and you will eat and not be satisfied.
  • 1 Kgs 17:12-16 : 12 She said,“As certainly as the LORD your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I’m going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation.” 13 Elijah said to her,“Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make me a small cake and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son. 14 For this is what the LORD God of Israel has said,‘The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the LORD makes it rain on the surface of the ground.’” 15 She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for her and her family. 16 The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Elijah.
  • 2 Kgs 4:1-7 : 1 Elisha Helps a Widow and Her Sons Now a wife of one of the prophets appealed to Elisha for help, saying,“Your servant, my husband is dead. You know that your servant was a loyal follower of the LORD. Now the creditor is coming to take away my two boys to be his servants.” 2 Elisha said to her,“What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered,“Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of olive oil.” 3 He said,“Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can. 4 Go and close the door behind you and your sons. Pour the olive oil into all the containers; set aside each one when you have filled it.” 5 So she left him and closed the door behind her and her sons. As they were bringing the containers to her, she was pouring the olive oil. 6 When the containers were full, she said to one of her sons,“Bring me another container.” But he answered her,“There are no more.” Then the olive oil stopped flowing. 7 She went and told the prophet. He said,“Go, sell the olive oil. Repay your creditor, and then you and your sons can live off the rest of the profit.”
  • 2 Kgs 4:43-44 : 43 But his attendant said,“How can I feed a hundred men with this?” He replied,“Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the LORD has said,‘They will eat and have some left over.’” 44 So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as in the LORD’S message.
  • Prov 13:25 : 25 The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.
  • Ezek 4:14-16 : 14 And I said,“Ah, Sovereign LORD, I have never been ceremonially defiled before. I have never eaten a carcass or an animal torn by wild beasts; from my youth up, unclean meat has never entered my mouth.” 15 So he said to me,“All right then, I will substitute cow’s manure instead of human excrement. You will cook your food over it.” 16 Then he said to me,“Son of man, I am about to remove the bread supply in Jerusalem. They will eat their bread ration anxiously, and they will drink their water ration in terror
  • Hag 1:6 : 6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’”
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
  • Matt 15:33 : 33 The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
  • Matt 15:37-38 : 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.

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  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    96%

    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.

  • Matt 15:33-38
    6 verses
    95%

    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
    92%

    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
    92%

    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.

  • Mark 6:40-44
    5 verses
    91%

    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.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    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.”

  • Matt 14:15-19
    5 verses
    85%

    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.

    19Then 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.

  • Matt 14:21
    84%

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

  • Matt 16:9-10
    2 verses
    81%

    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?

  • Mark 6:35-38
    4 verses
    78%

    35When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.

    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

    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.”

  • John 21:13
    77%

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

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    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,

    2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

  • Mark 14:22-23
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • 2 Kgs 4:44
    74%

    44So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as in the LORD’S message.

  • John 6:5
    74%

    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?”

  • John 6:23
    73%

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