New Testament in a Year

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

6 After these things ^(A)Jesus went away to the other side of ^(B)the Sea of Galilee (or ^(C)Tiberias). ² Now a large crowd was following Him, because they were seeing the ^[a](D)signs which He was doing on those who were sick. ³ Then ^(E)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He was sitting down with His disciples. ⁴ Now ^(F)the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. ⁵ Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to ^(G)Philip, “Where should we buy bread, so that these people may eat?” ⁶ And this He was saying to ^(H)test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. ^7 (I)Philip answered Him, “^(J)Two hundred ^[b]denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.” ⁸ One of His ^(K)disciples, ^(L)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two ^(M)fish, but what are these for so many people?” ¹⁰ Jesus said, “Have the people ^[c]sit down.” Now there was ^(N)much grass in the place. So the men ^[d]sat down, in number about ^(O)five thousand. ¹¹ Jesus then took the loaves, and ^(P)having given thanks, He distributed them to those who were seated; likewise also of the ^(Q)fish, as much as they wanted. ¹² And when they were filled, He *said to His ^(R)disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” ¹³ So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ^(S)baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. ¹⁴ Therefore when the people saw the ^[e]sign which He had done, they were saying, “This is truly the ^(T)Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea

¹⁵ So Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take Him by force ^(U)to make Him king, ^(V)withdrew again to ^(W)the mountain by Himself alone.

¹⁶ Now when evening came, His ^(X)disciples went down to the sea, ¹⁷ and after getting into a boat, they began to cross the sea ^(Y)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. ¹⁸ And the sea *was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. ¹⁹ Then, when they had rowed about ^[f]twenty-five or thirty stadia, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. ²⁰ But He *said to them, ^[g]“It is I; ^[h](Z)do not be afraid.” ²¹ So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.