Matthew 14:13–23

Jesus Feeds 5,000

Mark 6:31–44; Luke 9:11–17; John 6:1–13

^13eWhen Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He ^fwas moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. ^15gWhen it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

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

¹⁸He said, “Bring them here to Me.” ¹⁹Then He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass. And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, ^hHe blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes. ²⁰So they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained. ²¹Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on Water

Mark 6:45–52; John 6:14–21

²²Immediately Jesus ¹made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. ²³ⁱAnd when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. ^jNow when evening came, He was alone there.