They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
- BSB They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- NKJV So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.
- NASB And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full.
- NLT They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!
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Cross-references · 12
- 2 Kgs 4:44So he set it before them, and they ate, and had some left over, according to Yahweh’s word.
- Prov 13:25The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
- Mark 6:42–44They all ate, and were filled.
- Mark 8:8–9They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over.
- Matt 14:20–21They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.
- Matt 15:37–38They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
- Matt 16:9–10Don’t you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
- Mark 8:19–20When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”
- John 6:11–13Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired.
- Phil 4:18–19But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.
- Ps 37:16Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
- Ps 107:9For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
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