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And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.
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And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
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Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
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And they answered, "John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen."
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