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Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead

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And by some, that Elijah had come and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

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And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

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And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

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But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.

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And the day went on and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.

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But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

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For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

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And they did so, and made them all be seated.

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And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

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And they all took the food and had enough and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.