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Parallel Texts in Matthew, Mark & Luke |
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JESUS FEEDS 4000 |
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Matt 15 | Mark 8 | Luke | ||
32 | Then | 1 | In those days, | |
when again | ||||
a great crowd had gathered, | ||||
and they had nothing to eat, | ||||
Jesus called his disciples to him | he called his disciples to him, | |||
and said, | and <says> to them, | |||
"I have compassion on the crowd, | 2 | "I have compassion on the crowd, | ||
because they have been with me | because they have been with me | |||
now three days, | now three days | |||
and have nothing to eat; | and have nothing to eat; | |||
and I am unwilling | 3 | and if I | ||
to send them away hungry, | send them away hungry | |||
to their homes, | ||||
lest they faint on the way." | they will faint on the way; | |||
and | ||||
some of them have come a long way." | ||||
33 | And the disciples <say> to him, | 4 | And his disciples answered him, | |
"Where are we to get | "How can one feed* these men | |||
bread enough | with bread | |||
in the desert | here in the desert?" | |||
to feed* so great a crowd?" | ||||
34 | And Jesus <says> to them, | 5 | And he asked them, | |
"How many loaves have you?" | "How many loaves have you?" | |||
They said, | They said, | |||
"Seven, | "Seven." | |||
and a few small fish."* |
[see Mark 7:7 below] |
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35 | And commanding the crowd | 6 | And he commanded the crowd | |
to sit down on the ground, | to sit down on the ground; | |||
36 | he took the seven loaves | and he took the seven loaves, | ||
and the fish, | ||||
and having given thanks | and having given thanks | |||
he broke them | he broke them | |||
and gave them to the disciples, | and gave them to his disciples | |||
to set before the people; | ||||
and the disciples gave them | and they set them | |||
to the crowds. | before the crowd. | |||
[see Matt 15:34 above] |
7 | And they had a few small fish;* | ||
and having blessed them, | ||||
he commanded that | ||||
these also should be set before them. | ||||
37 | And they all ate | 8 | And they ate, | |
and were satisfied; | and were satisfied; | |||
and they took up | and they took up | |||
seven baskets full* | ||||
of the broken pieces left over. | the broken pieces left over, | |||
seven baskets full.* | ||||
38 | Those who ate were | 9 | And there were | |
four thousand men, | about four thousand people. | |||
besides women and children. | ||||
39 | And sending away the crowds, | 10 | And he sent them away; | |
and immediately | ||||
he got into the boat | he got into the boat | |||
with his disciples, | ||||
and went | and went | |||
to the region of Magadan. | to the district of Dalmanutha. |
Color Code | |
Teal | Two texts use same vocabulary. |
Black | Words unique to a particular text. |
No parallel elements in this gospel. | |
* | Same wording, different order. |
<say> | RSV wording revised to reflect Greek. |
140 | Sequence in synoptic outlines |
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