John 6:1-15

Modern English Version

The Feeding of the Five Thousand^(A)

6 After these things Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. ² And a great crowd followed Him, because they saw His signs which He did for the sick. ³ Then Jesus went up on a mountain, and He sat there with His disciples. ⁴ Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

⁵ When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming to Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread that these may eat?” ⁶ He said this to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

⁷ Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii^[a] worth of bread is not sufficient for each of them to receive but a little.”

⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are they among so many?”

¹⁰ Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, numbering about five thousand. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and when He had given thanks, He distributed them to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; and likewise, they distributed the fish, as much as they wanted.

¹² When they were filled, He told His disciples, “Collect the fragments that remain, that nothing may be lost.” ¹³ So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

¹⁴ When those men saw the sign which He had done, they then said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.” ¹⁵ Therefore, knowing that they would come and take Him by force to make Him king, Jesus departed again to a mountain by Himself alone.