Multiplication of bread and fish


John 6, 1 - 15

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is thesea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? And 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. And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

Mark 6, 41 - 45

And 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. And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.





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Basket with bread between two fish. Mosaic from        
the ancient church of the "Multiplication of the       
Loaves" in Tabgah, northern shore of Lake Genezareth,  
Israel.
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Basket with bread between two fish. Mosaic from the ancient church of th...

The Multiplication of Loaves. Relief                   
(3rd CE) on an early Christian sarcophagus             
from Via della Lungara, Rome.                          
Cat. 40
#11010542

The Multiplication of Loaves. Relief (3rd CE) on an early Chr...

"Sarcophagus of the Trees". Center: orante (praying    
woman), from l. to r.: miracles with the Virga (baton):
the son of the widow of Nain, the sanguinolent         
woman, multiplication of breads, healing of the blind, 
the paralytic. Marble, around 375 CE,Inv.FAN 92.00.498
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"Sarcophagus of the Trees". Center: orante (praying woman), from l. to r.: m...

The multiplication of the loaves, the miracle of       
the feeding of the fivethousand.                       
From the "Sarcophagus of the Trees"                    
Marble, around 375 CE, Inv. FAN 92.00.498              
See 15-01-02/41-48
#15010244

The multiplication of the loaves, the miracle of the feeding of the fivet...

The multiplication of fish, Saint Peter next to        
Jesus; from the "Sarcophagus of the Trees"             
Marble, around 375 CE                                  
Inv. FAN 92.00.498                                     
See also 15-01-02/41-48
#15010246

The multiplication of fish, Saint Peter next to Jesus; from the "Sarcoph...

Distribution of the loaves of bread.                   
Detail of "The Miracle of the loaves and fishes"       
from the back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.    
Ivory plaque
#150103 4

Distribution of the loaves of bread. Detail of "The Miracle o...

Distribution of the loaves of bread.                   
Detail of "The Miracle of the loaves and fishes"       
from the back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.    
Ivory plaque
#150103 5

Distribution of the loaves of bread. Detail of "The Miracle o...

"The Multiplication of bread and fish".                
Detail of 15-01-03/4 from the back of                  
the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.                     
Carved ivory plaque
#150103 6

"The Multiplication of bread and fish". Detail of 15-01-03/4 fro...

Scenes from the life of Christ:The multiplication      
of bread and fish.God Father and the Holy Ghost        
above;the doctors at right agitated and doubting;      
the people,left, grateful and full of admiration.
#15020644

Scenes from the life of Christ:The multiplication of bread and fish.God Fa...

Jesus and the multiplication of the bread,             
an apostle, and a man with bread baskets.              
Mosaic (6th)
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Jesus and the multiplication of the bread, an apostle, and a man wi...

Jesus and the multiplication of bread and fish,        
four apostles.                                         
Mosaic (6th)
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Jesus and the multiplication of bread and fish, four apostles....

The feeding of the multitude. Baskets with bread.      
Exonarthex
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The feeding of the multitude. Baskets with bread. Exonarthex