The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-17
THE MULTITUDE FED.
Matthew xiv. 1921; Mark vi. 30 A; Luke tx.
10-17: John vi LII

Matthew xiv. 1921; Mark vi. 80. A; Luke tx.
10-17; John vi. LIB.
And the apostles, when they returned,
gathered themselves together unto JESUS;
and they told him all things, whatsoever they
had done, and whatsoever they had taught.
And be saith unto them, "Come ye your
selves apart into desert place, and rest
awaiIe." For there were many coming and
going, and they had no leisure so much as to
eat. And he took them, and withdrew from
thence in boat to the other side of the sea
of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, to
desert place apart belonging to a city called
Bethsaida. And when the multitudes heard
thereof and saw them going, and many knew
them, they followed him; because they be-
held the signs which he did on them that
were sick; and they ran there together on
foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
And JESUS went up into the mountain, and
there he sat with his disciples. Now the Pass
over, the feast of the jews, was at hand; and
he came forth, and saw great multitude,
and he had compassion on them, because
they were as sheep not having shepherd;
teach them many things, and spake to them
of the kingdom of GoD, and their sick and
them that had need of healing, he healed.
And when the day was now far spent, his dis
ciples came unto him, and said, "The place
is desert, and the day is now far spent. Send
the multitude away, that they may go into
the villages, and the country round about,
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eat" JESUS therefore, lifting up his eyes,
and seeing that great multitude cometh
unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we
to buy bread that these may eat?" (And this
he said to prove him; for he himself knew
what he would do.) Philip answered him,
1.-TWO hundred shillings' worth of bread is
not sufficient for them, that every one may
take little" But JESUS answered and said
unto them, "They have no need to go away;
give ye them to eat" And they say unto
him, Shall we go and buy two hundred
shillings' worth of bread, and give them to
eat?'' And he saith unite them, Chow many
loaves have ye? go and see." One of his
disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother,
when he knew, saith unto him, "There is
fishes; but what are these among SO many?"
(For there were about five thousand men,
And JESUS said, Bring them hither to me;"
and he said unto his disciples, "Make the
people sit down in companies, about fifty
each upon the green grass" Nov there was
much grass in the place.) And they sat down
in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. JESUS
therefore took the five loaves, and the two
fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed
and brake the loaves; and gave to his disci-
pies and the disciples to the multitude, like
wise also of the two fishes divided he among
them all, as much as they would. And they
did all eat and were filled. And when they
were filled he saith unto his disciples, "Gath-
er up the broken pieces which remain over,
that nothing be lost" So they gathered
them up, and filed twelve baskets with the
broken pieces from the barley loaves and the
fishes which remained over unto them that
had eaten. And they that ate the loaves were
about five thousand men besides women and
children.