Luke 9:10–17

The Feeding of Five Thousand

¹⁰And when they^* returned, the apostles described to him all that they had done. And he took them along and^* withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. ¹¹But when^* the crowds found out, they followed him, and welcoming them, he began to speak^* to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing. ¹²Now the day began to be far spent, and the twelve came up and^* said to him, “Send away the crowd so that they can go into the surrounding villages and farms to obtain lodging and find provisions, because we are here in a desolate place. ¹³But he said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no^a more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and^* purchase food for all these people.” ¹⁴(For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ¹⁵And they did so, and had them all sit down. ¹⁶And taking the five loaves and the two fish, and^* looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them and began giving^* them^* to the disciples to set before the crowd. ¹⁷And they all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up by them—twelve baskets of broken pieces.