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In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples to Him and said to them,
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"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
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And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way; for some of them have come from afar."
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Then His disciples answered Him, "How can one satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?"
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He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" And they said, "Seven."
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So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And He took the seven loaves and gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude.
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They also had a few small fish; and having blessed them, He said to set them also before them.
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So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets of leftover fragments.
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Now those who had eaten were about four thousand. And He sent them away,
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immediately got into the boat with His disciples, and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
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Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.
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But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation."
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And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side.
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Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.
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Then He charged them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."
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And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have no bread."
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But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, "Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
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Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?
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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up?" They said to Him, "Twelve."
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"Also, when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of fragments did you take up?" And they said, "Seven."
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So He said to them, "How is it you do not understand?"