1. Matthew 14:19 (ESV)
  2. Eksposisi

What kind of blessing did Jesus say before distributing the five loaves and the two fish?

Matthew 14:19 (ESV)

19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

The prayer customarily spoken before a meal was as follows: Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the world, who brings forth bread from the earth. We assume that this is the same blessing used when Jesus fed the multitude.1

He likely prayed the customary prayer spoken before a meal: Blessed are you, Lord our God, King of the world, who brings forth bread from the earth.