Matthew 14:13-21 - The Feeding Of Five Thousand

¹³ And Jesus hearing, departed thence in a ship privately into a desert place. And the multitudes hearing, followed Him on foot from the cities. ¹⁴ And Jesus having come out saw a great multitude; and was moved with compassion in their behalf, and healed their sick.

¹⁵ And it being evening, His disciples came to Him saying, It is a desert place, and the hour is already advanced; therefore send away the multitudes, that they having gone into the villages, may purchase for themselves victuals.

¹⁶ And Jesus said to them, They have no need to go away; you give them to eat.

¹⁷ And they say to Him, We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes.

¹⁸ And He said, Bring them hither to me. ¹⁹ And commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, He blessed them; and breaking, gave the bread to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. ²⁰ And all ate, and were filled: and they took up the remainder of the fragments twelve baskets full. ²¹ And the men eating were about five thousand, besides women and children.

³⁰ The apostles return to Jesus, and related unto Him all things, even so many as they did, and so many as they taught. ³¹ And He said to them, Come ye privately into a desert place, and rest a little while. For many were coming and going, neither had they leisure even to eat. ³² And they came away into a desert place privately in a ship. ³³ And the multitudes saw them going, and many recognized them, and they ran together thither on foot from many cities, and came before them and came together to Him. ³⁴ And Jesus having come out saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion in their behalf, because they were as sheep having no shepherd: and He began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And already the hour being late, His disciples coming to Him, say, That it is a desert place, and the hour is already late: ³⁶ send them away, that having gone into the surrounding country and the villages, they may purchase for themselves bread: for they have not what they may eat.

³⁷ And responding He said to them, You give to them to eat. And they say to Him, Having gone away must we purchase the loaves of two hundred denaria, and give them to eat?

³⁸ And He says to them; How many loaves have you? go and see. And having ascertained, they say, five loaves and two fishes.

³⁹ And He commanded them all to sit down in companies on the green grass. ⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, about one hundred, and about fifty. ⁴¹ And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, He blessed them; and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples, that they should dispense to them; and He divided the two fishes among all. ⁴² And they all ate, and were filled; ⁴³ and they took up the fragments, twelve baskets full, and from the fishes. ⁴⁴ And those eating the bread were five thousand men.

¹⁰ And the apostles having returned, expounded unto Him how many things they did. And taking them He departed privately into a desert place, belonging to the city called Bethsaida. ¹¹ And the multitudes having found out, followed Him And receiving them, He spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those having need of healing.

¹² And the day began to decline; and the twelve coming to Him, said, Send away the multitude, in order that having gone into the surrounding villages and countries, they may lodge, and find food: because we are here in a desert place.

¹³ And He said to them, You give them to eat. And they said, There is not to us more than five loaves and two fishes; if not having gone we must purchase victuals for all this people. ¹⁴ For the men were about five thousand. And He said to His disciples, Have them sit down in companies, about fifty. ¹⁵ And they did thus, and made all sit down. ¹⁶ And taking the five loaves and two fishes, looking up to heaven, He blessed them; and He broke, and gave to the disciples to dispense to the multitude. ¹⁷ And they all ate and were filled: and that which remained to them of the fragments, were taken up, twelve baskets.

¹ After these things Jesus went beyond the Sea of Galilee, of Tiberias. ² And a great multitude followed Him, because they saw the miracles He was doing in behalf of the sick. ³ And Jesus came into the mountain; and was sitting there with His disciples.

⁴ And the passover, the feast of the Jews, was nigh. ⁵ Therefore Jesus lifting up His eyes, and seeing that a great multitude is coming to Him, He says to Philip, Whence can we purchase bread, that these may eat? ⁶ He spoke this testing him; for He knew what He was about to do.

⁷ Philip responded to Him, The loaves of two hundred denaria are not sufficient for these, that each one may receive a little.

⁸ And one of His disciples, Andrew, the brother of Peter, says to Him, ⁹ There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fishes: but what are these among so many?

¹⁰ And Jesus said, Make the people sit down. And there was much grass in the place. However the men sat down in number about five thousand. ¹¹ And Jesus took the bread; and gave thanks, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples to the people sitting down; and likewise also of the fishes so much as they wished.

¹² And when they were filled, He says to His disciples, Gather up the remaining fragments, that nothing may be lost. ¹³ Then they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets from the live barley loaves, which remained to those having eaten.

¹⁴ Then the people, seeing the miracle which Jesus did, were saying, that, This is truly the prophet who is coming into the world. ¹⁵ And Jesus knowing that they are about to come and take Him, that they may make Him king, departs again into the mountain Himself alone.