Seven Loaves and Two Fish is an event similar to the Five Loaves and Two Fish incident, where Jesus fed 4,000 men with seven loaves of bread and two fish when the crowd following him was hungry, and seven baskets of leftovers remained.
Gospel Records of the Seven Loaves and Two Fish
Record in Matthew
Matt 15:32Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”Matt 15:33His disciples answered, “Where in this remote place could we get enough bread to feed such a crowd?”Matt 15:34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”Matt 15:35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.Matt 15:36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.Matt 15:37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.Matt 15:38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.
Record in Mark
Mark 8:1During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,Mark 8:2“I have compassion on these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.Mark 8:3If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come a long distance.”Mark 8:4His disciples answered, “But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?”Mark 8:5“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.Mark 8:6He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so.Mark 8:7They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.Mark 8:8The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.Mark 8:9About four thousand men were present. And he sent them away.
Significance
While the Five Loaves and Two Fish miracle was performed for Jews and revealed that Jesus alone is the true bread of life, the Seven Loaves and Two Fish miracle was performed for Gentiles, revealing that Jesus is the savior of all humanity.