Mark 6:41
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41 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people. He also divided the fish for everyone to share.
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Matthew 14:19
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19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people.
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Mark 7:34
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34 Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, “Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”
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Luke 24:30
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30 As they sat down to eat,[a] he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.
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- 24:30 Or As they reclined.
Luke 9:16
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16 Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.
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1 Samuel 9:13
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13 Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won’t begin eating until he arrives to bless the food.”
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1 Timothy 4:4-5
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4 Since everything God created is good, we should not reject any of it but receive it with thanks. 5 For we know it is made acceptable[a] by the word of God and prayer.
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- 4:5 Or made holy.
John 17:1
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The Prayer of Jesus
17 After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you.
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John 11:41
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41 So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, thank you for hearing me.
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Mark 14:22
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22 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it, for this is my body.”
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Colossians 3:17
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17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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31 So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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Romans 14:6
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6 Those who worship the Lord on a special day do it to honor him. Those who eat any kind of food do so to honor the Lord, since they give thanks to God before eating. And those who refuse to eat certain foods also want to please the Lord and give thanks to God.
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John 6:23
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23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten.
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John 6:11
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11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and distributed them to the people. Afterward he did the same with the fish. And they all ate as much as they wanted.
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Mark 8:6-7
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6 So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd. 7 A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to distribute them.
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Matthew 26:26
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26 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take this and eat it, for this is my body.”
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Matthew 15:36
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36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, and broke them into pieces. He gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd.
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Deuteronomy 8:10
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10 When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
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Acts 27:35
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35 Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.
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