³⁷ They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.^(A)

¹⁹ When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

“Twelve,”^(A) they replied.

²⁰ “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?”

They answered, “Seven.”^(B)

²¹ He said to them, “Do you still not understand?”^(C)

⁸ The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.^{(A) 9} About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,

⁹ Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?^{(A) 10} Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?^(B)

³³ His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

²⁰ They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. ²¹ The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.