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13 When Jesus heard about John, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. When the crowds learned this, they followed him on foot from the cities.
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Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14 When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion for them and healed those who were sick.
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When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.
15 That evening his disciples came and said to him, "This is an isolated place and it's getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
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When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
16 But Jesus said to them, "There's no need to send them away. You give them something to eat."
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Jesus said to them, "They need not go away; you give them something to eat."
17 They replied, "We have nothing here except five loaves of bread and two fish."
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They replied, "We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish."
18 He said, "Bring them here to me."
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And he said, "Bring them here to me."
19 He ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed them and broke the loaves apart and gave them to his disciples. Then the disciples gave them to the crowds.
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Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
20 Everyone ate until they were full, and they filled twelve baskets with the leftovers.
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And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
21 About five thousand men plus women and children had eaten.
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And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
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