And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and (A)having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. And they had a few small fish. And (B)having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them. And (C)they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, (D)seven baskets full. And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.

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He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so. They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.(A) The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.(B) About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,

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