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Bible Verses About Loaves

18 verses · 2 aspects

Key Bible Verses

  1. And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now passed: send away the multitudes, that going into the towns, they may buy themselves victuals.

  2. But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

  3. They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes.

  4. Who said to them: Bring them hither to me.

  5. And when he had commanded the multitude to sit down upon the grass, he 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 multitudes.

  6. And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments.

  7. And the number of them that did eat, was five thousand men, besides women and children.

  8. And Jesus said to them: How many loaves have you? But they said: Seven, and a few little fishes.

  9. And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground.

  10. And taking the seven loaves and the fishes, and giving thanks, he brake, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.

  11. And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.

  12. And they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside children and women.

  13. Now the day began to decline. And the twelve came and said to him: Send away the multitude, that, going into the towns and villages round about, they may lodge and get victuals; for we are here in a desert place.

  14. But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

  15. Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

  16. And they did so and made them all sit down.

  17. And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them: and he broke and distributed to his disciples, to set before the multitude.

  18. And they did all eat and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.