Luke 9:16
Then 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.
Cross-reference
Luke 22:19 echoes the breaking and blessing of bread at the Last Supper, linking the feeding to the Eucharist.
Luke 24:30 describes Jesus blessing and breaking bread at Emmaus, mirroring the feeding miracle.
In Luke 22:19, Jesus gives thanks and breaks bread at the Last Supper — the same ritual actions as in this feeding miracle.
Matthew 14:19 provides the same sequence: taking, looking up, blessing, breaking — a parallel account of the feeding.
Matthew 15:36 records the same blessing and breaking of bread during the feeding of 4000, a parallel miracle.
In John 6:11, the same feeding miracle is recounted with Jesus giving thanks before distributing — a direct parallel account.
In 1 Corinthians 11:24, Jesus gives thanks and breaks bread at the Last Supper — a parallel action of blessing and breaking.
In Mark 6:41, the feeding miracle is described with the same sequence: taking, blessing, breaking, giving — a close parallel.
In Acts 27:35, Paul takes bread, gives thanks to God, and breaks it — mirroring Jesus' action here in a different crisis.
In 1 Timothy 4:5, food is sanctified by prayer — reflecting Jesus' blessing that sanctifies the loaves here.