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44 Those who ate [of the loaves] were five thousand men.

The Walking on the Water.[a] 45 Then he made his disciples get into the boat(A) and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida,[b] while he dismissed the crowd. 46 [c]And when he had taken leave of them, he went off to the mountain to pray.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:45–52 See note on Mt 14:22–33.
  2. 6:45 To the other side toward Bethsaida: a village at the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
  3. 6:46 He went off to the mountain to pray: see Mk 1:35–38. In Jn 6:15 Jesus withdrew to evade any involvement in the false messianic hopes of the multitude.

44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

Jesus Walks on the Water(A)(B)

45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat(C) and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida,(D) while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.(E)

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