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And they departedinto a desertplace by shipprivately*.
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And the peoplesawthemdeparting, andmanyknewhim,andranafootthither out ofallcities,andoutwentthem,and came togetheruntohim.
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AndJesus, when he came out, sawmuchpeople,and was moved with compassiontowardthem,because they wereassheepnothaving a shepherd:and he began to teachthem many things.
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And when the daywasnow far spent,hisdisciplescame unto him, and said*, This is a desertplace,andnow the time is far passed:
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Sendthemaway, that they may gointo the country round about,and into the villages, and buythemselvesbread:for they havenothingtoeat.
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He answeredandsaid unto them,Giveyethem to eat.And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundredpennyworth[a] of bread,andgivethem to eat?
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Hesaith unto them,How manyloaves have ye? goandsee.And when they knew, they say, Five,andtwofishes.
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And he commandedthem to makeall sit down by companies*upon the greengrass.
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And they sat down in ranks*, byhundreds,andbyfifties.
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And when he had taken the fiveloavesand the twofishes, he looked uptoheaven, and blessed, andbrake the loaves,andgave them to hisdisciplesto set beforethem;and the twofishes divided he among them all.