And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. The satisfaction of all five thousand — and the twelve baskets of leftovers — communicate the super-abundance of Jesus' provision. The crowd did not merely receive enough; they were satisfied, and there was more left than the disciples had started with. The twelve baskets of leftovers mirror the twelve disciples: one basket for each of the twelve who distributed the bread.

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