30. The apostles [sent out as missionaries] came back and gathered together to Jesus, and told Him all that they had done and taught.
31. And He said to them, [As for you] come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest a while–for many were [continually] coming and going, and they had not even leisure enough to eat.
32. And they went away in a boat to a solitary place by themselves.
33. Now many [people] saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the surrounding towns, and they got there ahead [of those in the boat].
34. As Jesus landed, He saw a great crowd waiting, and He was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
35. And when the day was already far gone, His disciples came to Him and said, This is a desolate and isolated place, and the hour is now late.
36. Send the crowds away to go into the country and villages round about and buy themselves something to eat.
37. But He replied to them, Give them something to eat yourselves. And they said to Him, Shall we go and buy 200 denarii [about forty dollars] worth of bread and give it to them to eat? [II Kings 4:42-44.]