Luke 9:12

World English Bible (2000)

The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

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  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."
  • Matt 15:32 : 32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."
  • Mark 6:35-44 : 35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day. 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat." 37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?" 38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish." 39 He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate, and were filled. 43 They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish. 44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
  • John 6:1 : 1 After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
  • John 6:5-9 : 5 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?" 6 This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little." 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?" 10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired. 12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost." 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, "This is truly the prophet who comes into the world." 15 Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
  • Ps 78:19-20 : 19 Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?"
  • Ezek 34:25 : 25 I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
  • Hos 13:5 : 5 I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
  • Matt 14:15-21 : 15 When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food." 16 But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat." 17 They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish." 18 He said, "Bring them here to me." 19 He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes. 20 They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces. 21 Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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    13 Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

    14 Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

    15 When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

    16 But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

    17 They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

    18 He said, "Bring them here to me."

    19 He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

    20 They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

  • Mark 6:34-38
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    34 Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

    35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

    36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

    37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"

    38 He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."

  • Luke 9:13-14
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    13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

    14 For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

  • Mark 8:1-5
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    1 In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

    2 "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

    3 If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way."

    4 His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

    5 He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."

  • Mark 6:31-32
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    31 He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

    32 They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

  • Luke 4:42
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    42 When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn't go away from them.

  • Matt 15:32-33
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    32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

    33 The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

  • Luke 9:16-17
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    16 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

    17 They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

  • Mark 8:9
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    9 Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.

  • John 6:5
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    19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Twelve."

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    12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost."

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

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    22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

    23 After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

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  • Mark 4:35
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  • John 6:9-10
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    9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"

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  • Matt 15:39
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    39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.

  • John 6:16
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    16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

  • Mark 6:44-45
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    44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

    45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

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  • Mark 1:35
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  • Matt 15:37
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    37 They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

  • Mark 3:20
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    20 The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

  • Luke 8:22
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    22 Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.

  • Mark 14:12
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