Luke 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.”

Luke 9:16 — World English Bible

Luke 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And 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. ”

Luke 9:16 — American Standard Version

Luke 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;”

Luke 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven he blessed them, and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the crowd. ”

Luke 9:16 — Darby Translation

Luke 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen, and blessed them, and brake, and gaue to the disciples, to set before the people.”

Luke 9:16 — Geneva Bible

Luke 9:16 in Context — Luke 9

14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

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.

17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

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What Does Luke 9:16 Mean?

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