Matthew 15:32-39 - The Feeding Of Four Thousand

³² Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, "My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for it is now three days they have been staying with me, and they have nothing at all left to eat, and I fear they might give out on the way home."

³³ The disciples said to Him, "Where in this destitute place can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

³⁴ Then Jesus asked them, "How many loaves have you on hand?" They answered, "Seven and a few small fish."

³⁵ Then He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ and He took the seven loaves and the fish and gave thanks; then He broke them in pieces, and kept giving the pieces to the disciples, and they to the crowds. ³⁷ And they all ate and had aplenty, and they took up the pieces left over, which made seven hamper-basketfuls. ³⁸ Those fed numbered four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ Then He sent the crowds away, got into the boat, and went to the district of Magadan.

¹ In those days when a great crowd again had gathered and they had nothing to eat, He called His disciples to Him, and said, ² "My heart goes out in pity for these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat. ³ And if I send them home hungry, they will give out on the road, for some of them are a long way from home."

⁴ But His disciples answered Him, "Where can anyone get bread enough here in this destitute place, to give these people plenty?"

⁵ Then He asked them, "How many loaves have you?" They answered, "Seven." ⁶ So He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves and gave thanks and broke them in pieces and gave them to His disciples to pass, and they passed them to the people. ⁷ And they had a few small fish, and He blessed them and told them to pass these, too, to the people, ⁸ And they ate and had plenty. And they took up the pieces left over, which made seven hamper-basketfuls. ⁹ About four thousand people were there. Then He sent them away. ¹⁰ And He at once got into the boat and crossed to the district of Dalmanutha.