Matthew 14:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus asked his disciples to bring the food to him,

Cross References

Matthew 14:17

But they said, “We have only five small loaves of bread and two fish.”

Matthew 14:19

and he told the crowd to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and handed it to his disciples, and they gave it to the people.

Mark 8:6

After Jesus told the crowd to sit down, he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He then broke the loaves and handed them to his disciples, who passed them out to the crowd.

John 6:10

The ground was covered with grass, and Jesus told his disciples to tell everyone to sit down. About 5,000 men were in the crowd.