Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
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In Matthew 15:33, the disciples again doubt bread in the wilderness despite witnessing this earlier miracle of abundance.
Matthew 16:8-10 has Jesus explicitly referencing the 12 baskets of leftovers from this miracle to teach spiritual lessons.
Matthew 15:37 records a similar feeding miracle (4000) with 7 baskets left—echoing the abundance theme.
Matthew 5:6 promises satisfaction for hungering for righteousness — here physical satisfaction foreshadows that spiritual fulfillment.
Matthew 15:38 specifies the crowd size (4000 men plus women and children) in the parallel feeding miracle.
John 6:12-14 adds the command to gather leftovers and the crowd's recognition of Jesus as the Prophet.
Exodus 16:8 shows God providing bread through Moses — Jesus' feeding reveals him as the greater prophet providing divine bread.
John 6:11 describes Jesus giving thanks and distributing the loaves—same event, emphasizing Jesus' action.
John 6:7 reveals Philip's calculation that 200 denarii wouldn't suffice, highlighting the impossibility overcome by the miracle.
Luke 9:17 is the parallel account of this same miracle, also noting the twelve baskets of leftovers.
Luke 1:53 speaks of God filling the hungry with good things—a principle enacted here in the feeding of the 5000.
Mark 8:16-21 shows Jesus later referencing this miracle and the 12 baskets to teach about spiritual blindness.
Mark 6:42-44 gives a parallel account of the same miracle, specifying the fish also remained.
2 Kings 4:44 shows fulfillment of Elisha's word — they ate and had leftovers, just as Jesus' crowd is satisfied with leftovers.
In 2 Kings 4:43, Elisha feeds 100 men with few loaves and has leftovers — Jesus' feeding of 5000 surpasses that miracle.
1 Kings 17:12-16 tells of Elijah's never-ending flour and oil — Jesus' abundant bread echoes that prophetic provision.
Leviticus 26:26 describes a curse where eating does not satisfy — Jesus here reverses that curse with abundant satisfaction.
Exodus 16:12 records God's promise to fill Israel with bread — Jesus fulfills that divine pattern of miraculous provision.
Mark 8:8 records a similar miracle with 7 baskets, contrasting the 12 baskets here, highlighting different crowds.
Mark 8:9 notes the crowd size was 4000, different from the 5000 here, showing distinct miracles.