Then Jesus came and took the bread, gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
Parallel translations
- KJV Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
- BSB Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
- ESV Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish.
- NKJV Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.
- NASB Jesus *came and *took the bread and *gave it to them, and the fish likewise.
- NLT Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish.
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Cross-references · 3
- John 21:9So when they got out on the land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.
- Acts 10:41not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
- Luke 24:42–43They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
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