Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Luke 9

10 k And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. l Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing. 12 m When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here." 13 But He said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people." 14 For there were about five thousand men. Then He said to His disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of fifty." 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He n blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 So they all ate and were 1 filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.

  1. Cross References
    Mark 6:30
    Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 14:13
    When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
  3. Cross References
    Matthew 14:15
    When it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.
    Mark 6:35
    When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.
    John 6:1
    After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
    John 6:5
    Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
  4. Cross References
    Luke 22:19
    And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.
    Luke 24:30
    Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
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