Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
Jesus departed there,
and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and
sat there. Great
multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed,
and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
so that the multitude
wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and
blind seeing--and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his
disciples and said, "I have compassion on the
multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing
to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the
way."
The disciples said to
him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to
satisfy so great a multitude?"
Jesus said to them,
"How many loaves do you have?"
They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."
He commanded the
multitude to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves and
the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and
the disciples to the multitudes. They all ate, and were filled.
They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
Those who ate were four
thousand men, besides women and children. Then he sent away the
multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
Matthew 15:29-39
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