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English Standard Version

The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

1 Kings 17:16

Jesus said to the disciples:

Do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

Mark 8:18-19

1 Kings 17 (English Standard Version)

13 And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.
14 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’”
15 And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days.
16 The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
17 After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
18 And she said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to cause the death of my son!”
19 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her arms and carried him up into the upper chamber where he lodged, and laid him on his own bed.

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Mark 8 (English Standard Version)

15 And he cautioned them, saying,
“Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
16 And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.
17 And Jesus, aware of this, said to them,
“Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
18 Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?
19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
They said to him, “Twelve.”
20 “And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?”
And they said to him, “Seven.”
21 And he said to them,
“Do you not yet understand?”
22 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.

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Free Bible Version

The jar of flour did not become empty and the jug of olive oil did not run out, just as the Lord had said through Elijah.

1 Kings 17:16

Jesus said to the disciples:

Don't you remember when I shared five loaves among five thousand? How many basketfuls of leftovers did you pick up? Twelve, they replied.

Mark 8:18-19

1 Kings 17 (Free Bible Version)

13 Elijah said to her, “Don't be afraid. Go home and do what you said. But first make me a small loaf of bread from what you have and bring it to me. Then make something for yourself and your son.
14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not become empty and the jug of olive oil will not run out until the day the Lord sends rain to water the ground.”
15 She went and did as Elijah had told her, and Elijah, the widow, and her household were able to eat for many days.
16 The jar of flour was did not become empty and the jug of olive oil did not run out, just as the Lord had said through Elijah.
17 Later on the woman's son fell sick. (She was the one who owned the house.) He went from bad to worse, and finally he died.
18 “What are you doing to me, man of God?” the woman asked Elijah. “Have you come to remind me about my sins and cause my son to die?”
19 “Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He picked him up from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.

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Mark 8 (Free Bible Version)

15 “Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod!” he warned them.
16 “He's saying that because we don't have any bread,” they concluded.
17 Jesus knew what they were saying, and said, “Why are you talking about not having any bread? Are you still not thinking and not understanding? Have you closed your minds?
18 You've got eyes to see, haven't you? And ears to hear?
19 Don't you remember when I shared five loaves among five thousand? How many basketfuls of leftovers did you pick up?”
“Twelve,” they replied.
20 “And the seven loaves divided among four thousand. How many basketfuls of leftovers did you pick up?”
“Seven,” they answered.
21 “Do you still not understand?” he asked them.
22 They went to Bethsaida where some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him and heal him.

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