Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)(B)

10 When the apostles(C) returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida,(D) 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God,(E) and healed those who needed healing.

12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”

13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.”

They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” 14 (About five thousand men were there.)

But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them.(F) Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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10 · kai When the ho apostles apostolos returned hypostrephō they recounted diēgeomai to Jesus autos all hosos they had done poieō; and kai he took paralambanō them autos and withdrew hypochōreō privately kata idios to eis a town polis called kaleō Bethsaida Bēthsaida. 11 When the ho · de crowds ochlos found ginōskō out about it, they followed akoloutheō him autos. So kai he welcomed apodechomai them autos, and spoke laleō to them autos about peri the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos and kai cured iaomai those ho who had echō need chreia of healing therapeia. 12 Now de the ho day hēmera began archō to wear klinō away , so de the ho twelve dōdeka came proserchomai and said legō to him autos, “ Send apolyō the ho crowd ochlos away so hina that they may go poreuō into eis the ho surrounding kyklōi villages kōmē and kai countryside agros and secure katalyō lodging and kai get heuriskō provisions episitismos, for hoti we are eimi in en a desolate erēmos place topos here hōde.” 13 But de he said legō to pros them autos, “ You hymeis give didōmi them autos something to eat esthiō.” They ho · de said legō, “ We hēmeis have eimi no ou more polys than ē five pente loaves artos and kai two dyo fish ichthus, unless ei mēti we hēmeis go poreuō and buy agorazō food brōma for eis all pas · ho these houtos people laos.” 14 For gar there were eimi about hōsei five thousand pentakischilioi men anēr. He said legō · de to pros · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, “ Have them autos sit down kataklinō in groups klisia of about hōsei fifty pentēkonta each ana.” 15 And kai they did poieō so houtōs, and kai had them all hapas sit kataklinō down . 16 Taking lambanō · de the ho five pente loaves artos and kai the ho two dyo fish ichthus, he looked anablepō up to eis · ho heaven ouranos and said eulogeō a blessing and kai broke kataklaō them autos; then kai he gave didōmi them to the ho disciples mathētēs to distribute paratithēmi to the ho crowd ochlos. 17 · kai They ate esthiō and kai all pas were satisfied chortazō. · kai What ho was left over perisseuō was gathered airō up by them autos, twelve dōdeka baskets kophinos of broken klasma pieces .

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