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John Gill's Exposition on Luke 9:16
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, etc.] Into his hands, being brought him by the disciples from the lad that had them: and looking up to heaven: to his Father there, from whom all the mercies and blessings of life come; he blessed them; either asked, or commanded a blessing on them, that they might multiply and increase, that there might be a sufficiency for all the people, and that, they might be nourishing to them. Beza observes, that in his most ancient copy, it is read, “he blessed upon them”; which perfectly agrees with the Jewish way of speaking, tph l[ Ædb “he that blesseth upon the bread”; ˆyyh l[ Ærb “he that blesseth upon the wine”; and so upon the fruits of trees, and upon the fruits of the earth, and upon other things f330; and brake; the loaves, and divided the fishes into parts: and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude; as they sat in ranks, and in their distinct companies.
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