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Matthew 14:20

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18 He said, Bring them hither to me.

19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

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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 murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

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  • 1 Kings 17:12–16

    And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

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  • Mark 6:42–44

    And they did all eat, and were filled.

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  • Matthew 16:8–10

    Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

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  • Exodus 16:8

    And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

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  • Luke 1:53

    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

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  • Leviticus 26:26

    And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

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  • 2 Kings 4:1–7

    Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.

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