Matthew 15:36
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Cross-references
In Matthew 14:19, Jesus performs the same actions — taking bread, blessing, breaking, giving to disciples — in the first feeding miracle.
Matthew 26:26 shows Jesus taking bread, blessing, breaking, and giving at the Last Supper — the same sequence of actions linking provision to Eucharist.
Luke 22:19 records the same pattern — Jesus takes bread, gives thanks, breaks, and gives — at the Last Supper.
Luke 24:30 shows Jesus repeating the same actions — taking bread, blessing, breaking, giving — at Emmaus.
John 6:11 describes an identical feeding miracle where Jesus gives thanks before distributing the loaves and fish.
Mark 6:41 parallels this action exactly, describing Jesus blessing and breaking the loaves in the feeding of the five thousand.
Mark 8:6 records the same feeding of the four thousand, with Jesus giving thanks and breaking the seven loaves.
Luke 9:16 describes the same blessing and breaking in the feeding of the five thousand, mirroring this action.
Acts 27:35 has Paul giving thanks and breaking bread on the ship, mirroring Jesus' action in a non‑miraculous setting.
1 Timothy 4:3 affirms foods are created to be received with thanksgiving, as Jesus does here.
1 Timothy 4:4 says everything created is good if received with thanksgiving, which Jesus' action embodies.