8. Another follower there was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew said,
9. “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish. But that is not enough for so many people.”
10. Jesus said, “Tell everyone to sit down.” This was a place with a lot of grass, and about 5000 men sat down there.
11. Jesus took the loaves of bread and gave thanks for them. Then he gave them to the people who were waiting to eat. He did the same with the fish. He gave them as much as they wanted.
12. They all had plenty to eat. When they finished, Jesus said to his followers, “Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don’t waste anything.”
13. So they gathered up the pieces that were left. The people had started eating with only five loaves of barley bread. But the followers filled twelve large baskets with the pieces of food that were left.
14. The people saw this miraculous sign that Jesus did and said, “He must be the Prophet who is coming into the world.”
15. Jesus knew that the people planned to come get him and make him their king. So he left and went into the hills alone.