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10 Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass[a] in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.(A) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted.(B) 12 When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

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  1. 6:10 Grass: implies springtime, and therefore Passover. Five thousand: so Mk 6:39, 44 and parallels.