The Feeding of Five Thousand

¹⁰ And when they^[a] returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along and^[b] withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. ¹¹ But when^[c] the crowds found out, they followed him, and welcoming them, he began to speak^[d] to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing. ¹² Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up and^[e] said to him, “Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place. ¹³ But he said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no^[f] more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and^[g] purchase food for all these people.” ¹⁴ (For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ¹⁵ And they did so, and had them all sit down. ¹⁶ And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and^[h] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving^[i] them^[j] to the disciples to set before the crowd. ¹⁷ And they all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up by them—twelve baskets of broken pieces.