Luke 9:17

17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Luke 9:17 in Other Translations

17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

17 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!

17 After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.

17 Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets of leftover pieces.

Luke 9:17 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:17

And they did eat, and were all filled
Every one had a part, and enough:

and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve
baskets; (See Gill on Matthew 14:20).

Luke 9:17 In-Context

15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down.

16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people.

17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

18 Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

19 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”