1 In thosedays, when there was again a largecrowd and they hadnothing* to eat, 1Jesus called His disciples and said to them,
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"2I feelcompassion for the peoplebecause they have remained with Me nowthreedays and havenothing* to eat.
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"If I send them awayhungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them havecome from a greatdistance."
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And His disciplesanswered Him, "Where will anyone be able to find enough breadhere in this desolateplace to satisfythesepeople?"
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And He was asking them, "Howmanyloaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven."
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And He directed the people to sitdown on the ground; and taking the sevenloaves, He gavethanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people.