36. Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
37. But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said, “Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
38. He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five – and two fish.”
39. Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
40. So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41. He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.
42. They all ate and were satisfied,
43. and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.
44. Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.