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And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
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His disciplescame and tookaway the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus.
Five Thousand Fed
131Now when Jesusheard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secludedplace by Himself; and when the peopleheard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.
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When He wentashore, He 2saw a largecrowd, and feltcompassion for them and 3healed their sick.
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When it was evening, the disciplescame to Him and said, "Thisplace is desolate and the hour is alreadylate; sosend the crowdsaway, that they may go into the villages and buyfood for themselves."
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But Jesussaid to them, "They do not need to goaway; you give them something to eat!"
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They said to Him, "We havehereonly**4fiveloaves and twofish."
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Ordering the people to sitdown on the grass, He took the fiveloaves and the twofish, and looking up towardheaven, He 5blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,
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and they allate and were satisfied. They picked up what was leftover of the brokenpieces, twelvefull6baskets.
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There were aboutfivethousandmen who ate, besideswomen and children.