Luke 9:17
15 They did so, and everyone was seated.
16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
18 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- KJV
- And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
- WEB
- They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
- ASV
- And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.
- DARBY
- And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.
- BLB
- And they all ate and were satisfied; and that having superabounded to them was taken up, twelve hand-baskets of fragments.
- ÅB
- Og de spiste og ble mette alle sammen; og da de tok opp de stykker som var blitt tilovers etter dem, ble det tolv kurver.
- OTB
- De spiste alle og ble mette, og disiplene samlet tolv kurver fulle av de stykkene som var til overs.
- B1930
- Og de åt og blev mette alle sammen; og da de tok op de stykker som var blitt tilovers efter dem, blev det tolv kurver.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 4:44
So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
Read in contextMatthew 16:9–10
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Read in contextPhilippians 4:18–19
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
Read in contextMatthew 14:20–21
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read in contextMark 8:19–20
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
Read in contextMark 8:8–9
The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Read in contextProverbs 13:25
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Read in contextMatthew 15:37–38
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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