Standard 3 · Lesson 14

The Five Loaves and Two Fishes

Reading Portion

Matthew 14:13-21

Matthew 14:13-21 ↗

Jesus was moved with compassion toward them and healed their sick.

Jesus said, “ They need not depart; give ye them to eat.'
Five thousand men, besides women and children.

1. Jesus went alone to a desert place and a great multitude followed Him (Matt.

  1. Jesus went alone to a desert place and a great multitude followed Him…

    Jesus went alone to a desert place and a great multitude followed Him (Matt. 14:13,14).

2. When it was evening, the disciples told Jesus to send the multitude away that they…

  1. When it was evening, the disciples told Jesus to send the multitude…

    When it was evening, the disciples told Jesus to send the multitude away that they might buy victuals for themselves (Matt. 14:15).

3. Jesus said, “They need not depart, give ye them to eat” (Matt.

  1. Jesus said, “They need not depart, give ye them to eat” (Matt.

    Jesus said, “They need not depart, give ye them to eat” (Matt. 14:16).

4. They replied that there was a lad there who had five barley loaves and two small…

  1. They replied that there was a lad there who had five barley loaves and…

    They replied that there was a lad there who had five barley loaves and two small fishes (Jn. 6:9).

5. He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and…

  1. He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five…

    He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes, blessed and broke them and gave to the disciples and they served them to the multitude (Matt. 14:19).

6. All ate and were filled.

  1. All ate and were filled.

    All ate and were filled. They took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full (Matt. 14:20).

7. They that ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children (Matt.

  1. They that ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children…

    They that ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children (Matt. 14:21).

8. The lad did not live for himself.

  1. The lad did not live for himself.

    The lad did not live for himself. He willingly gave all that he had for the sake of others. That brought a great blessing to all.

Syllabus text

1. Jesus went alone to a desert place and a great multitude followed Him (Matt. 14:13,14).

2. When it was evening, the disciples told Jesus to send the multitude away that they might buy victuals for themselves (Matt. 14:15).

3. Jesus said, “They need not depart, give ye them to eat” (Matt. 14:16).

4. They replied that there was a lad there who had five barley loaves and two small fishes (Jn. 6:9).

5. He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes, blessed and broke them and gave to the disciples and they served them to the multitude (Matt. 14:19).

6. All ate and were filled. They took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full (Matt. 14:20).

7. They that ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children (Matt. 14:21).

8. The lad did not live for himself. He willingly gave all that he had for the sake of others. That brought a great blessing to all.

Moral

When we the little children, give what we have to Jesus, He makes it a blessing to a great multitude of people.

Memory Verse

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”

Luke 6:38

Resources

The Five Loaves and Two Fishes — Bible story video

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