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 Or, il y avait environ cinq mille hommes. Jésus dit à ses disciples: Faites-les asseoir par rangées de cinquante.

15 Ils firent ainsi, ils les firent tous asseoir.

16 Jésus prit les cinq pains et les deux poissons, et, levant les yeux vers le ciel, il les bénit. Puis, il les rompit, et les donna aux disciples, afin qu’ils les distribuassent à la foule.

17 Tous mangèrent et furent rassasiés, et l’on emporta douze paniers pleins des morceaux qui restaient.

18 Un jour que Jésus priait à l’écart, ayant avec lui ses disciples, il leur posa cette question: Qui dit-on que je suis?

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What Does Luke 9:16 Mean?

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