Matthew 14:19

The Feeding Of Five Thousand

¹⁸ “Bring them here to Me,” He said. ¹⁹ Then He commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ²⁰ Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces!

Five Loaves and Two Fish

Loaves of Bread

Looked Up

Looking Up Toward Heaven

Jesus

1 Samuel 9:13

If you go quickly, you can catch up with him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately—you can find him now.”

Luke 24:30

It was as He reclined at the table with them that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Acts 27:35

After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and when he broke it, he began to eat.

Mark 6:41

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

Mark 7:34

Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”).

John 11:41

So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You heard Me.

Romans 14:6

Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honor of the Lord. Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, yet he thanks God.

Matthew 15:35-36

After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,

Matthew 26:26-27

As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and eat it; this is My body.”

Mark 6:39

Then He instructed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

Mark 8:6-7

Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke the loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd.

Mark 14:22-23

As they were eating, He took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.”

Luke 9:14

(For about 5,000 men were there.)

Then He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each.”

Luke 9:16

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them. He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Luke 22:19

And He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”

John 6:10-11

Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000.

John 6:23

Some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord gave thanks.

1 Corinthians 10:16

The cup of blessing that we give thanks for, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

1 Corinthians 10:31

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.

1 Corinthians 11:24

gave thanks, broke it, and said, “This is My body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”

Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

1 Timothy 4:4-5

For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,