John 6:12
And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain over, so that not anything may be lost.
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Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, Go your way, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD; neither be ye grieved, for the joy of LORD is your strength.
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Matthew 15:37And they all ate and were filled. And they took up seven hampers full of the fragments that remained.
Mark 8:8And they ate and were filled. And they took up seven hampers of surplus fragments.
Luke 9:17And they ate, and were all filled. And there were taken up to them of the remaining fragments, twelve baskets.
Luke 16:1And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.
Matthew Henry on John 6:2-15
The Five Thousand Fed. 1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove… Read the whole commentary →