¹³And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard of it followed him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm. ¹⁵But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves. ¹⁶But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat. ¹⁷But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes. ¹⁸And he said, Bring them here to me. ¹⁹And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ²⁰And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full. ²¹But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²²And immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before him to the other side, until he should have dismissed the crowds. ²³And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,

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