31. But so many people were coming and going that Jesus and the apostles did not even have a chance to eat. Then Jesus said, “Let's go to a place where we can be alone and get some rest.”
32. They left in a boat for a place where they could be alone.
33. But many people saw them leave and worked out where they were going. So people from every town ran on ahead and got there first.
34. When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd that was like sheep without a shepherd. He felt sorry for the people and started teaching them many things.
35. That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it is already late.
36. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the farms and villages near here and buy something to eat.”
37. Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.”But they asked him, “Don't you know that it would take almost a year's wages to buy all these people something to eat?”
38. Then Jesus said, “How much bread do you have? Go and see!”They found out and answered, “We have five small loaves of bread and two fish.”