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loaves and fishes
loaves and fishesTangible benefits or rewards, especially when they serve as one's motivation for action. The phrase refers to the Bible story in which Jesus blesses a small amount of fish and loaves of bread, resulting in the disciples having enough food to distribute to thousands of people. Paul hasn't helped us with this project at all, but you know he'll be there for the loaves and fishes if we win the contest!See also: and, Fishesloaves and fishes personal profit as a motive for religious profession or public service. This idiom developed from a biblical passage in John 6:26: ‘Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled’.See also: and, Fishesloaves and fishes
loaves and fishesJesus multiplies fare for his following. [N.T.: Matthew 14:15–21; John 6:5–14]See: Miracle |