Luke 9:3-17

3“TakeG142 nothingG3367 forG1519 theG3588 journeyG3598,” He toldG2036 themG846, “noG3383 staffG4464, noG3383 bagG4082, noG3383 breadG740, noG3383 moneyG694,1 noG3383 secondG1417 tunicG5509. 4WhateverG3739G302 houseG3614 you enterG1525G1519, stayG3306 thereG1563 until you leaveG1831 that areaG1564. 5If anyoneG3745G302 does not welcomeG3361G1209 youG4771, shakeG660 theG3588 dustG2868 offG575 yourG4771 feetG4228 when you leaveG1831G575 thatG1565 townG4172, asG1519 a testimonyG3142 againstG1909 themG846.”

6SoG1161 they set outG1831 and wentG1330 fromG2596 village to villageG2968, preaching the gospelG2097 andG2532 healingG2323 people everywhereG3837.

7WhenG1161 HerodG2264 theG3588 tetrarchG5076 heard aboutG191 allG3956 thatG3588 was happeningG1096, he was perplexedG1280. ForG1223 someG5100 were sayingG3004 thatG3754 JohnG2491 had risenG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, 8othersG5100 thatG3754 ElijahG2243 had appearedG5316, and stillG1161 othersG243 thatG3754 aG5100 prophetG4396 ofG3588 oldG744 had arisenG450.

9“IG1473 beheadedG607 JohnG2491,” HerodG2264 saidG2036, “butG1161 whoG5101 isG1510 thisG3778 man I hearG191 such thingsG5108 aboutG4012?” AndG2532 he kept tryingG2212 to seeG3708 Jesus.

10ThenG2532 theG3588 apostlesG652 returnedG5290 and reportedG1334 toG846 Jesus all thatG3745 they had doneG4160. TakingG3880 them awayG846 privatelyG2596G2398, He withdrewG5298 toG1519 a townG4172 calledG2564 BethsaidaG966. 11ButG1161 theG3588 crowdsG3793 found outG1097 and followedG190 HimG846. He welcomedG588 themG846 and spokeG2980 to themG846 aboutG4012 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316, andG2532 He healedG2390 those whoG3588 neededG2192G5532 healingG2322.

12AsG1161 theG3588 dayG2250 neared its endG756G2827, theG3588 TwelveG1427 cameG4334 toG846 Jesus and saidG2036, “DismissG630 theG3588 crowdG3793 soG2443 they can goG4198 toG1519 theG3588 surroundingG2945 villagesG2968 andG2532 countrysideG68 for lodgingG2647 andG2532 provisionsG1979. ForG3754 we areG1510 inG1722 a desolateG2048 placeG5117 hereG5602.”

13ButG1161 Jesus toldG2036 themG846, “YouG4771 giveG1325 themG846 something to eatG5315.”

“We have onlyG1510G1473 fiveG3756G4119G2228G4002 loaves of breadG740 andG2532 twoG1417 fishG2486,” they answeredG2036, “unlessG1487G3385 weG1473 goG4198 and buyG59 foodG1033 forG1519 allG3956 theseG3778 peopleG2992.” 14(There wereG1510 aboutG5616 five thousandG4000 menG435.)

He toldG2036G4314 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “Have them sit downG2625G846 inG303 groupsG2828 of aboutG5616 fifty eachG4004.” 15They didG4160 soG3779, andG2532 everyoneG537 was seatedG2625.

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TakingG2983 theG3588 fiveG4002 loavesG740 andG2532 theG3588 twoG1417 fishG2486 and looking upG308 toG1519 heavenG3772, Jesus spoke a blessingG2127 andG2532 brokeG2622 themG846. ThenG2532 He gaveG1325 them to theG3588 disciplesG3101 to set beforeG3908 theG3588 peopleG3793.

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They all ateG3956G5315 andG2532 were satisfiedG5526, andG2532 the disciples picked upG142 twelveG1427 basketfulsG2894 of broken piecesG2801 that were left overG4052.