Matthew 16:9

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

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  • Matt 14:17-21 : 17 They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.” 18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied. 19 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. 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.
  • Matt 15:16-17 : 16 Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish? 17 Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?
  • Mark 6:38-44 : 38 He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.” 39 Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties. 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. 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 7:18 : 18 He said to them,“Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
  • Luke 9:13-17 : 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.” 15 So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down. 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. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.
  • Luke 24:25-27 : 25 So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Wasn’t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.
  • John 6:9-9 : 9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?” 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. 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.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!

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  • Matt 16:10-11
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    10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

    11How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

  • Mark 8:16-21
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    16So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

    17When 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?

    18Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

    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.”

    21Then he said to them,“Do you still not understand?”

  • Matt 16:7-8
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    7So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”

    8When Jesus learned of this, he said,“You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

  • John 6:9-13
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    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.

  • Luke 9:16-17
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    81%

    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.

  • Luke 9:13-14
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    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.”

  • Matt 14:16-21
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    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.

    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 6:43-44
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    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 15:36-38
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    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
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    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.

  • Mark 6:36-38
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    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.”

  • Matt 15:33-34
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    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.”

  • Matt 16:5
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    5The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

  • Mark 8:14
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    14The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

  • John 6:5
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    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?”

  • Mark 6:41
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    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.

  • Mark 8:1
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    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,

  • Mark 6:52
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    52because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

  • John 6:26
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    26Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted.

  • John 6:7
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    7Philip replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”