^7 (A)Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii^[a] worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” ⁸ One of his disciples, ^(B)Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five ^(C)barley loaves and two fish, but ^(D)what are they for so many?” ¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” ^(E)Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(F)when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” ¹³ So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. ¹⁴ When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, ^(G)“This is indeed ^(H)the Prophet ^(I)who is to come into the world!”

^20 (A)Now to ^(B)him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, ^(C)according to the power at work within us, ^21 (D)to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

The Law of the Lord Is Perfect

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.