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2 “I feel deep pity for this crowd because they have continued listening to me for three days now and have nothing [left] to eat.
3 And if I send them home hungry they will become weak on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
4 And His disciples replied to Him, “Where will a person get enough bread to feed these people in such a deserted place like this?”
5 And He asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” And they answered, “We have seven loaves.”
6 Then He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks to God [for them], He divided the food and gave it to His disciples to set in front of them. They [in turn] set it in front of the crowd.
7 They [also] had a few small fish and after asking God’s blessing on them, He ordered these also to be set in front of them.
8 And they [all] ate until they were full, then gathered up seven baskets of broken pieces which were left over.
9 The number [who ate] was about four thousand men [besides women and children. See Matt. 15:38]. Then Jesus sent them away.