14 (For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and[a] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving[b] them[c] to the disciples to set before the crowd.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:16 Here “and” is supplied before the participle (“looking up”) in keeping with English style
  2. Luke 9:16 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began giving”)
  3. Luke 9:16 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to speak”)