Five Thousand Fed

¹After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).²A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.³Then Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples.⁴Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.⁵Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”⁶This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.⁷Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.”⁸One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him,⁹“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”¹⁰Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.¹¹Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted.¹²When they were filled, He *said to His disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.”¹³So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.¹⁴Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

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