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Matthew 14:20

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18 “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.

19 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

21 About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

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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 all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
WEB
They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.
ASV
And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
DARBY
And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full.
BLB
And all ate and were satisfied, and they took up the superabounding of the fragments, twelve hand-baskets full.
ÅB
Og alle spiste seg mette. Så samlet de sammen det som ble til overs av stykkene; tolv kurver fulle.
OTB
De spiste alle og ble mette, og disiplene samlet opp tolv kurver fulle av brødstykker som var til overs.
B1930
Og de åt alle og blev mette; og de tok op det som blev tilovers av stykkene, tolv kurver fulle.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 16:12

    “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

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  • 1 Kings 17:12–16

    But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

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  • Mark 6:42–44

    They all ate and were satisfied,

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  • Matthew 16:8–10

    Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?

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  • Exodus 16:8

    And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

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  • Luke 1:53

    He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

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  • Leviticus 26:26

    When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

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  • 2 Kings 4:1–7

    Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”

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