When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Gather up the fragments - "Great will be the punishment of those who waste the crumbs of food, scatter seed, and neglect the law." Synops Sohar. Among the Jews the פאה peah, or residue after a meal, was the property of the servitors.
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John 6:12
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples,Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.