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He said, `A boy here has five loaves of bread and two small fish. But what can that little bit of food do for so many people?'

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.

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“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”(A)

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,(B) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

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