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30 And the Apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

31 And He said to them, “Come away into the wilderness, and rest a while.” For there were many comers and goers, that they had not had a chance to eat.

32 So they went by ship out of the way into a desert place.

33 But the people saw them when they departed and many knew Him and ran after them, out of all cities, and got to the desert place before them.

34 Then Jesus went out and saw a great multitude and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep which had no shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

35 And when the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a desert place and now the day is old.

36 “Let them depart, so that they may go into the country and towns nearby and buy bread. For they have nothing to eat.”

37 But He answered, and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred pennies worth of bread and give them that to eat?”

38 Then He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and look.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fishes.”

39 So He commanded them to make them all sit down by groups upon the green grass.

40 Then they sat down by rows, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 And He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looked up to heaven and gave thanks, and broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples to set before them. And He divided the two fishes among them all.

42 So they all ate and were satisfied.

43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fishes.

44 And those who had eaten were about five thousand men.

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