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Verb klaō (to break) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV)
Matthew
| 14: 19 | Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke (klaō) the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. |
| 15: 36 | he took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks he broke (klaō) them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. |
| 26: 26 | While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke (klaō) it, gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." |
Mark
| 8: 6 | Then he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves, and after giving thanks he broke (klaō) them and gave them to his disciples to distribute; and they distributed them to the crowd. |
| 8: 19 | When I broke (klaō) the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?" They said to him, "Twelve." |
| 14: 22 | While they were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke (klaō) it, gave it to them, and said, "Take; this is my body." |
Luke
| 22: 19 | Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke (klaō) it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." |
| 24: 30 | When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke (klaō) it, and gave it to them. |
Acts
| 2: 46 | Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke (klaō) bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, |
| 20: 7 | On the first day of the week, when we met to break (klaō) bread, Paul was holding a discussion with them; since he intended to leave the next day, he continued speaking until midnight. |
| 20: 11 | Then Paul went upstairs, and after he had broken (klaō) bread and eaten, he continued to converse with them until dawn; then he left. |
| 27: 35 | After he had said this, he took bread; and giving thanks to God in the presence of all, he broke (klaō) it and began to eat. |
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