Quotes About Abundance

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for oneís life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

ëSir,í the servant replied, ëwhat you ordered has been done, and there is still room.í

Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

Then he told those standing by, ëTake the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.í

ëMaster,í they said, ëhe already has ten!í

He replied, ëI tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

When the wine ran out, Jesusí mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.

and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”

Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”