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10 Jesus said, `Tell the people to sit down.' Much grass was there. The number of men who sat down was about five thousand.

11 Then Jesus took the bread and thanked God for it. He gave it to the disciples and they divided it among those who were sitting. He did the same thing with the fish. The people had all they wanted.

12 When they had eaten enough, he said to his disciples, `Gather up all the pieces that are left so that nothing will be lost.'

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10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,(A) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.”

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