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The Book of Jesus Chapter Seven: The life of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John in easy-to-read, chronological format.
NARRATOR.
Looking up, Jesus saw the crowds coming towards him and said to Philip:
JESUS.
Where can we buy some bread for these people to eat?
NARRATOR.
He said this only to test Philip, because Jesus himself knew exactly what he was going to do.
PHILIP.
Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't even enough for them to even have a small piece each.
JESUS.
How many loaves do you have? Go and see.
NARRATOR.
When they found out, one of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother said to him:
SIMON.
There's a small boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what is that between so many, unless we go ourselves and
buy food for these people. We have no more than five loaves and two fish.
JESUS.
Bring them to me.
NARRATOR.
Now there was plenty of green grass there and instructing his disciples said:
JESUS.
Make the people sit down. Have the men sit down in companies of fifty.
NARRATOR.
They did what Jesus had instructed them to do and made them all sit down on the grass. The people sat down on the grass in squares
of hundreds and fifties, the men alone numbered about 5,000. Jesus took the five loaves and looking to heaven, gave thanks. He broke
the loaves and gave the loaves to his disciples who in turn handed them out to the crowds who were sitting down. He likewise did the
same with the fish and divided the two fish among them all, giving out as much as they wanted and everyone ate. When they had all
they wanted and were filled, he said to his disciples:
JESUS.
Gather up all the pieces that are left over, so that nothing gets wasted.
NARRATOR.
So they gathered up all the pieces that were left over after everyone had eaten and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five
barley loaves and the fish. Those who had eaten numbered about 5,000 men to say nothing of the woman and the children. The
people, when they had seen this sign Jesus had given said:
PEOPLE.
This really is the prophet who is to come into the world.
NARRATOR.
Jesus, perceived that they were about to come and take him by force and make him king, immediately compelled his disciples to get
into the boat and go ahead of him to Bethsaida, on the other side, while he personally would send the crowds away.
Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Lluke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15...
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Jesus Walks on the Water
NARRATOR.
The disciples went down to the shore of the lake, got into the boat and went over the lake towards Capernaum. After sending the
crowds away, Jesus went off again into the hills by himself to pray. Evening had arrived and he was by himself and had still not
rejoined his disciples who were on the lake. The wind was strong, the sea was getting rough and by now, the boat was far in the midst
of the lake being tossed about in the heavy sea. He could see that they were worn out from rowing, for the wind was against them.
About the fourth watch of the night and after they had rowed three or four miles, Jesus came towards them, walking on the lake. He
would have passed by them, but when the disciples saw him coming towards the boat, walking on the lake and they were terrified.
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