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.
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They alsohad a fewsmallfish; and 3after He had blessed them, He orderedthese to be served as well.
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And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up sevenlarge4basketsfull of what was leftover of the brokenpieces.
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Aboutfourthousand were there; and He sent them away.
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And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of 5Dalmanutha.
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6The Phariseescame out and began to argue with Him, 7seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.