John 6:12

When the people were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing will be lost.”

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In The King James Version

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

In Context

11Then Jesus took the loaves and after giving thanks, he gave it to those who were sitting. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and have something sweet to drink, and send some of it to one who has nothing prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

Proverbs 18:9Also, one who is slack in his work 1 is a brother to the one who destroys the most. 1

Matthew 15:37The people all ate and were satisfied. Then they gathered up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Mark 8:8They ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the remaining broken pieces, seven large baskets.

Luke 9:17They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up—twelve baskets of broken pieces.

Luke 16:1Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and it was reported to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.

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 →

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