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6:3
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
6:4
Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
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When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
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But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
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Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
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One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
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“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
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“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
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Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
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And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
6:13
So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
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When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
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Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
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When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
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got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
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A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated.
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When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
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But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”
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Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.