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14 For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
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(About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
15 So the people all sat down.
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The disciples did so, and everyone sat down.
16 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.
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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 as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
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