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In those dayes the multitude being very great, and hauing nothing to eat. Iesus called his disciples vnto him, & saith vnto them,

I haue compassion on the multitude, because they haue now bene with me three daies, and haue nothing to eat:

And if I send them away fasting to their owne houses, they will faint by the way: for diuers of them came from farre.

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfie these men with bread here in the wildernes?

And hee asked them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.

And he commanded the people to sit downe on the ground: and he tooke the seuen loaues, and gaue thanks, and brake, and gaue to his disciples to set before them: and they did set them before the people.

And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commaunded to set them also before them.

So they did eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp, of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets.

And they that had eaten were about foure thousand, and he sent them away.

And straightway he entred into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.