How many loaves do you have? Jesus asked. Seven, they replied — the inventory establishes the starting point: seven loaves, compared to five in the first feeding. The smaller quantity relative to the still-large crowd (four thousand, compared to five thousand) makes the second miracle no less extraordinary. The disciples have slightly more to start with and fewer people to feed, but the dynamic is the same: inadequate provision against overwhelming need, transformed by Jesus' action into abundance.

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