Matthew 15:29–38

Many Others Healed in Galilee

²⁹And departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and he went up on the mountain and^* was sitting there. ³⁰And large crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, crippled,ⁱ and many others, and they put them down at his feet, and he healed them. ³¹So then the crowd was astonished when they^* saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

The Feeding of Four Thousand

³²And Jesus summoned his disciples and^* said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way.” ³³And the disciples said to him, “Where in this desolate place can we get^j so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?” ³⁴And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” So they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.” ³⁵And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, ³⁶he took the seven loaves and the fish and after he^* had given thanks, he broke them^* and began giving^k them^* to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. ³⁸Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.