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And when the daybegan to wear away, thencame the twelve, and said unto him,Send the multitudeaway, that they may gointo the townsandcountry round about, and lodge, andgetvictuals:for we areherein a desertplace.
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But he saiduntothem,Giveyethem to eat. And they said, We have no*morebutfiveloavesandtwofishes;exceptwe should go and buymeatforallthispeople.
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For they wereabout five thousandmen.And he saidtohisdisciples,Makethem sit downbyfifties in a company.
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Then he took the fiveloavesand the twofishes, and looking uptoheaven, he blessedthem,andbrake, andgave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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And they did eat, andwereallfilled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to themtwelvebaskets.
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And it came to pass, as he wasalonepraying, hisdisciples were withhim:and he askedthem,saying, Whomsay the people that Iam?
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Theyansweringsaid, John the Baptist;butsome say, Elias;andothers say, thatone of the oldprophets is risen again.
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Hesaid unto them,Butwhomsayye that Iam*?Peteransweringsaid, The Christ of God.
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And he straitly chargedthem, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
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Saying*, The Son of manmustsuffer many things,and be rejectedof the eldersand chief priestsandscribes,and be slain, and be raised the thirdday.