Luke 9:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Jesus took those five loaves of bread and two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed the food, broke it into pieces, and handed it to his disciples to pass out to the huge crowd.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus turned a small lunch into a feast for thousands — that's the kind of multiplication that happens when God gets involved.

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Jesus told everyone to sit down on the grass, then he took those five loaves of bread and two fish. He looked up to heaven, blessed the food, broke it apart, and handed it to his disciples to pass around to the whole crowd.

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So Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, blessed the food, then broke the bread apart and handed it to his disciples to pass around. He did the same thing with the fish, making sure everyone got some.

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