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They all ate as much as they wanted,
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and they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces and fish.
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Those who ate the loaves numbered five thousand men.
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Immediately Yeshua had his talmidim get in the boat and go on ahead of him toward the other side of the lake, toward Beit-Tzaidah, while he sent the crowds away.
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After he had left them, he went into the hills to pray.
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When night came, the boat was out on the lake, and he was by himself on land.
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He saw that they were having difficulty rowing, because the wind was against them; so at around four o'clock in the morning he came toward them, walking on the lake! He meant to come alongside them;
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but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought it was a ghost and let out a shriek;
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for they had all seen him and were terrified. However, he spoke to them. "Courage," he said, "it is I. Stop being afraid!"
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He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,
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for they did not understand about the loaves; on the contrary, their hearts had been made stone-like.