³³But many people who saw them leaving recognized them. They ran from all the towns and got there ahead of them. ³⁴When Jesus came ashore, he saw a large crowd. He felt deep concern for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

³⁵By that time it was late in the day. His disciples came to him. “There is nothing here,” they said. “It’s already very late. ³⁶Send the people away. They can go and buy something to eat in the nearby countryside and villages.”

³⁷But Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.”

They said to him, “That would take eight months of a person’s pay! Should we go and spend that much on bread? Are we supposed to feed them?”

³⁸“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Go and see.”

When they found out, they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”

³⁹Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰So they sat down in groups of 100s and 50s.

⁴¹Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up to heaven and gave thanks. He broke the loaves into pieces. Then he gave them to his disciples to set in front of the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

⁴²All of them ate and were satisfied. ⁴³The disciples picked up 12 baskets of broken pieces of bread and fish. ⁴⁴The number of men who had eaten was 5,000.

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