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John 6:1

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AFTER these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
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  1. Mark 6:31–44Rank 1 from verse 1
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    31And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

    32And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

    33And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

    34And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

    35And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

    36Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

    37He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

    38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

    39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

    40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

    41And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

    42And they did all eat, and were filled.

    43And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

    44And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

  2. John 6:23Rank 2 from verse 1
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    23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

  3. Luke 5:1Rank 3 from verse 1
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    1AND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

  4. Matthew 4:18Rank 4 from verse 1
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    18¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

  5. John 21:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1AFTER these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

  6. Numbers 34:11Rank 6 from verse 1
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    11And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

  7. Matthew 14:13–21Rank 7 from verse 1
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    13¶ When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

    14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

    15¶ And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

    16But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

    17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

    18He said, Bring them hither to me.

    19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

    21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

  8. Joshua 12:3Rank 8 from verse 1
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    3And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah:

  9. Luke 9:10–17Rank 9 from verse 1
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    10¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

    11And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

    12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

    13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

    14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

    15And they did so, and made them all sit down.

    16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

    17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

  10. Matthew 15:29Rank 10 from verse 1
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    29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

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John 6:1

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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6:1AFTER these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

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6:2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

6:3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

6:4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

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