Luke 9:17

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

Luke 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:17

And they did eat, and were all filled
Every one had a part, and enough:

and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve
baskets; (See Gill on Matthew 14:20).

Luke 9:17 In-Context

15 And they did so, and made them all sit down .
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake , and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they did eat , and were all filled : and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
18 And it came to pass , as he was alone praying , his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying , Whom say the people that I am ?
19 They answering said , John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again .
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