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Late in the afternoon, the twelve apostles came to Jesus and said, "Send the people away. They need to go to the towns and countryside around here and find places to sleep and something to eat, because no one lives in this place."
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But Jesus said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have only five loaves of bread and two fish, unless we go buy food for all these people."
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(There were about five thousand men there.) Jesus said to his followers, "Tell the people to sit in groups of about fifty people."
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So the followers did this, and all the people sat down.
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Then Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish, and looking up to heaven, he thanked God for the food. Then he divided the food and gave it to the followers to give to the people.
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They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was gathered up, filling twelve baskets.
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One time when Jesus was praying alone, his followers were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the people say I am?"
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They answered, "Some say you are John the Baptist. Others say you are Elijah. And others say you are one of the prophets from long ago who has come back to life."
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Then Jesus asked, "But who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ from God."
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Jesus warned them not to tell anyone, saying,
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"The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law. He will be killed and after three days will be raised from the dead."