Matthew 14:13-21

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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand^(A)^(B)

¹³When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them^(C) and healed their sick.^(D)

¹⁵As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

¹⁶Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷“We have here only five loaves^(E) of bread and two fish,” they answered.

¹⁸“Bring them here to me,” he said. ¹⁹And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.^(F) Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. ²⁰They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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Psalm 34:15-22

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¹⁵The eyes of the Lord^(A) are on the righteous,^(B)
and his ears are attentive^(C) to their cry;
¹⁶but the face of the Lord is against^(D) those who do evil,^(E)
to blot out their name^(F) from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears^(G) them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸The Lord is close^(H) to the brokenhearted^(I)
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹The righteous person may have many troubles,^(J)
but the Lord delivers him from them all;^(K)
²⁰he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.^(L)

²¹Evil will slay the wicked;^(M)
the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
²²The Lord will rescue^(N) his servants;
no one who takes refuge^(O) in him will be condemned.