Luke 9:12

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Then the day began to decline. And drawing near, the twelve said to him: "Dismiss the crowds, so that, by going into the surrounding towns and villages, they may separate and find food. For we are here in a deserted place."

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:25

And I will make a covenant of peace with them. And I will cause the very harmful beasts to cease from the land. And those who are living in the desert will sleep securely in the forests.

Hosea 13:5

I knew you in the desert, in the land of solitude.

Matthew 14:13

When Jesus had heard it, he withdrew from there by boat, to a deserted place by himself. And when the crowds had heard of it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

Matthew 15:23

He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: "Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us."

Matthew 15:32

And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: "I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way."

Luke 9:11

But when the crowd had realized this, they followed him. And he received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God. And those who were in need of cures, he healed.

Luke 9:13

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "There is with us no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we are to go and buy food for this entire multitude."

John 6:1

After these things, Jesus traveled across the sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.

Philippians 1:19

For I know that this will bring me to salvation, through your prayers and under the ministration of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,