John 6:12
Good News Translation
When they were all full, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces left over; let us not waste a bit."

New Revised Standard Version
When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.”

Contemporary English Version
The people ate all they wanted, and Jesus told his disciples to gather up the leftovers, so that nothing would be wasted.

New American Bible
When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.

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Nehemiah 9:25 And they took strong cities and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods: cisterns made by others, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: and they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and abounded with delight in thy great goodness.

Matthew 14:20,21 And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments. . . .

Matthew 15:37,38 And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments. . . .

Mark 6:42-44 And they all did eat, and had their fill. . . .

Mark 8:8,9 And they did eat and were filled: and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets. . . .

Luke 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Luke 9:17 And they did all eat and were filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.

that nothing.

Nehemiah 8:10 And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Proverbs 18:9 He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

Luke 15:13 And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously.

Luke 16:1 And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods.

Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
11And Jesus took the loaves: and when he had given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down. In like manner also of the fishes, as much as they would. 12And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost. 13They gathered up therefore and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over and above to them that had eaten.…
Cross References
Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments.

John 2:2
And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.

John 6:11
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