17. They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”
18. And he said, “Bring them here to me.”
19. Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
20. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
21. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22. Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.
23. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,
24. but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.
25. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.
26. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear.