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At about this same time he again found himself with a hungry crowd on his hands. He called his disciples together and said,
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"This crowd is breaking my heart. They have stuck with me for three days, and now they have nothing to eat.
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If I send them home hungry, they'll faint along the way - some of them have come a long distance."
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His disciples responded, "What do you expect us to do about it? Buy food out here in the desert?"
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He asked, "How much bread do you have?" "Seven loaves," they said.
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