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1 In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them,
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During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
2 "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat.
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“I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.
3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way—and some of them have come from a great distance."
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If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”
4 His disciples replied, "How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?"
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His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”
5 He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."
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“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
6 Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they distributed them to the crowd.
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He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so.
7 They had also a few small fish; and after blessing them, he ordered that these too should be distributed.
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They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.
8 They ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
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The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
9 Now there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.
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About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,
10 And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
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he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.
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