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Matthew 14:21

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And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
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  1. Philippians 4:19Rank 1 from verse 21
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    19But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  2. 2 Corinthians 9:8–11Rank 2 from verse 21
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    8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

    9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

    10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

    11Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

  3. Acts 4:4Rank 3 from verse 21
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    4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

  4. Acts 4:34Rank 4 from verse 21
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    34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

  5. John 6:10Rank 5 from verse 21
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    10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

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Matthew 14:21

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eaten

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Sense 1: Chewed and swallowed. Sense 2: Consumed or corroded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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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.

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22¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

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