KJV King James Version
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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Luke 9:16
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
WEB World English Bible
He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.
ASV American Standard Version
And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;
Surrounding context — Luke 9
13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say], Elias; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
λαβὼνG2983 · lambanōto takeδὲG1161 · dethenτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπέντεG4002 · pentefiveἄρτουςG740 · artosbreadκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδύοG1417 · duotwoἰχθύας,G2486 · ichthusfishἀναβλέψαςG308 · anablepōto look up/againεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανὸνG3772 · ouranosheavenεὐλόγησενG2127 · eulogeōto praise/blessαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandκατέκλασενG2622 · kataklaōto breakκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐδίδουG1325 · didōmito giveτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταῖςG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleπαραθεῖναιG3908 · paratithēmito set beforeτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλῳ.G3793 · ochloscrowd
Cross-references
Matthew 14:19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.1 Timothy 4:4-5For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:Matthew 15:36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.Luke 24:30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.Psalm 121:1-2A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.John 6:11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.Acts 27:35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken [it], he began to eat.Luke 22:19And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.John 6:23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)Romans 14:6He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.1 Corinthians 10:30For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?Mark 7:34And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.1 Corinthians 11:24And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
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