"Let us go away," he answered, "to the neighboring country towns, that I may preach there, too; because for that purpose I came forth."

Twelve of them whom he also called "Apostles," he appointed to be with him, and also that he might send them out to preach,

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven he blessed, broke the loaves in pieces, and kept giving to the disciples to distribute.

So he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground; and when he had taken the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave to his disciples to distribute to the crowd.

Do you not remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets of broken pieces did you take up?" "Twelve," they said.

And as they were eating he took bread, and after the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "Take it, this is my body."

And he said to them. "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.