Matthew 14:15

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When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.'

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  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  • Mark 6:35-36 : 35 By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.' 36 'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'
  • Mark 8:3 : 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away.
  • Luke 9:12 : 12 As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'

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  • Mark 6:34-38
    5 verses
    88%

    34When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.

    35By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'

    36'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'

    37But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'

    38He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    87%

    12As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'

    13But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'

    14For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'

  • Matt 14:16-23
    8 verses
    83%

    16But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'

    17They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'

    18Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.'

    19Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.

    21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

    22Immediately, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

    23After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

  • Matt 15:32-39
    8 verses
    80%

    32Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint on the way.”

    33His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

    34Jesus asked, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

    35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

    36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.

    37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

    38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.

    39After sending the crowds away, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magdala.

  • Mark 8:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,

    2I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

    3If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, because some of them have come from far away.

    4The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'

  • Mark 6:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31Then He said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a solitary place and rest for a while.' For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have a chance to eat.

    32So they went away by boat to a solitary place by themselves.

  • John 6:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

    17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. By then it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

  • Matt 14:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13When Jesus heard about this, He withdrew from there by boat to a solitary place. Yet the crowds, hearing of this, followed Him on foot from the towns.

    14When He stepped ashore and saw the great crowd, He was moved with compassion for them and healed their sick.

  • John 6:5
    76%

    5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'

  • Mark 14:17
    76%

    17When evening came, Jesus arrived with the twelve.

  • Mark 8:9
    76%

    9About four thousand people were there. He sent them away.

  • Mark 4:35
    74%

    35On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, 'Let us go across to the other side.'

  • Luke 4:42
    74%

    42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The crowds were searching for Him, and they came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

  • John 6:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with pieces left over from the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.

  • Luke 9:17
    74%

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftovers were gathered—twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • Mark 6:44-47
    4 verses
    73%

    44The number of men who had eaten the loaves was about five thousand.

    45Immediately, Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

    46After saying goodbye to them, He went up on a mountain to pray.

    47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on land.

  • Matt 16:5
    73%

    5When the disciples reached the other side, they forgot to bring bread.

  • John 4:31
    73%

    31Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, saying, "Rabbi, eat something."

  • Mark 14:12
    73%

    12On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked him, "Where do you want us to go and prepare the Passover meal for you to eat?"

  • Mark 3:20
    72%

    20Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so much so that He and His disciples were not even able to eat.