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One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
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"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"
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Then Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.
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And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.
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So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost."
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Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.
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Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, "This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world."
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Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
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Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
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got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
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Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing.
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So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.
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But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."
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Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.
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On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone--
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however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks--
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when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
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And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You come here?"
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Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
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Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him."
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Then they said to Him, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?"