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In those days ,
the multitude being very great ,
and not having what they might eat ,
Jesus having summoned his disciples ,
he says to them ,
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I feel compassion toward the multitude ,
because they continue with me now three days ,
and do not have what they might eat .
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And if I send them away without food to their house ,
they will faint on the way ,
for some of them come from afar .
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And his disciples answered him ,
From where will anyone be able to fill these men of loaves here in a desolate place ?
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And he questioned them ,
How many loaves have ye ?
And they said ,
Seven .
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And he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground .
And after taking the seven loaves ,
having given thanks ,
he broke in pieces ,
and gave to his disciples so that they might place before them .
And they place before the crowd .
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And they had a few small fishes .
And having blessed them ,
he said to also place before them .
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And they ate and were filled .
And they took up seven hampers of surplus fragments .
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And those who ate were about four thousand ,
and he sent them away .
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And straightaway having entered into the boat with his disciples ,
he came into the parts of Dalmanutha .
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And the Pharisees came forth ,
and began to dispute with him ,
seeking from him a sign from the sky ,
testing him .
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And having sighed deeply in his spirit ,
he says ,
Why does this generation seek a sign ?
Truly I am telling you ,
if a sign will be given to this generation .
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And having left them ,
having entered again into a boat ,
he departed to the other side .
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And they forgot to take loaves ,
and they did not have with them in the boat except one loaf .
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And he commanded them ,
saying ,
Take heed ,
watch for the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod .
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And they deliberated among each other ,
saying ,
We have no loaves .
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And knowing it Jesus says to them ,
Why do ye deliberate because ye have no loaves ?
Do ye not yet perceive nor understand ?
Have ye your heart still hardened ?
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Having eyes ,
ye see not ,
and having ears ,
ye hear not ?
And do ye not remember ?
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When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand ,
how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up ?
They say to him ,
Twelve .
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And when the seven for the four thousand ,
how many hampers full of fragments did ye take up ?
And they said ,
Seven .
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And he said to them ,
How do ye not understand ?