Matthew 14:13–21

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

^13aNow when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by Himself; and when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴And when He went ¹ashore, He ^asaw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and ^bhealed their sick.

¹⁵Now when it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already ¹late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

¹⁶But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!”

¹⁷But they ^*said to Him, “We have here only ^afive loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸And He said, “Bring them here to Me.”

¹⁹And ordering the crowds to ¹sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He ^ablessed the food. And breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds,

²⁰and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full ^abaskets.

²¹And there were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.