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But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.
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The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get provisions, for we are here in a desert place."
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But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."
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For they were about five thousand men. He said to his talmidim, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."
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They did so, and made them all sit down.
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He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the talmidim to set before the multitude.
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They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
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It happened, as he was praying alone, the talmidim were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"
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They answered, "'Yochanan the immerser,' but others say, 'Eliyah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."
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He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Kefa answered, "The Messiah of God."
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But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,