Matthew 14:13–21

Feeding 5,000

¹³When Jesus heard about it, ^fHe withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed Him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴As He stepped ashore, ^gHe saw a huge crowd, felt compassion for them, and healed their sick. ^h

¹⁵When evening came, the disciples ⁱapproached Him and said, “This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. ^jSend the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

¹⁶“They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. “You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷“But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.

¹⁸“Bring them here to Me,” He said. ¹⁹Then He commanded the crowds to sit down ^kon the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ^l20Everyone ate and was filled. Then they picked up 12 baskets full of leftover pieces! ^m21Now those who ate were about 5,000 men, besides women and children.