Mark:8:1-21
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Again at that time many ,
many people came together .
They had nothing to eat .
Jesus called his disciples .
He said ,
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I share the suffering of the people .
They have been with me for three days and they have nothing to eat .
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If I send them home hungry ,
they will get weak and fall on the way .
Some of them have come a long way .
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His disciples answered ,
Where can anyone get enough food in this lonely place to feed so many people ?
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Jesus asked them ,
How many loaves of bread have you ?
They said ,
Seven .
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He told the people to sit down on the ground .
Then he took the seven loaves of bread and thanked God for them .
Then he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples .
They gave it to the people .
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They had a few small fish .
Jesus told the disciples to divide the fish among the people also .
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The people ate and had enough .
They gathered seven baskets full of pieces that were left .
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The number of men who ate was about four thousand .
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Jesus sent them away .
Then right away he got in the boat with his disciples and went to the country around Dalmanutha .
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The Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus .
They wanted to test him .
So they asked him to show them a sign from the sky .
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He sighed deeply in his spirit and said ,
Why do people today want a sign ?
I tell you the truth .
No sign will be given to them .
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He left them and went to the other side in a boat .
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The disciples forgot to take food .
They had only one loaf of bread with them in the boat .
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Jesus said ,
Watch !
Take care .
Do not let the bread yeast of the Pharisees and Herod spoil you .
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The disciples talked to one another about the matter .
They said ,
He says that because we have no bread .
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Jesus knew what they were saying .
He asked ,
Why are you saying , "
We have no bread "?
Do you not yet understand ?
Are your minds so slow ?
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Can you not see with your eyes or hear with your ears ?
Do you not remember ?
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When I broke five loaves for five thousand people ,
how many baskets full of broken pieces did you gather ?
They said ,
Twelve .
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He said ,
When I broke seven loaves for four thousand people ,
how many baskets full of broken pieces did you gather ?
They said ,
Seven .
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He said to them ,
How is it that you do not yet understand ?
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