4. The Jewish Passover Feast was near.
5. Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him. So he said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"
6. He asked this only to put Philip to the test. He already knew what he was going to do.
7. Philip answered him, "Eight months' pay would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!"
8. Another of his disciples spoke up. It was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
9. He said, "Here is a boy with five small loaves of barley bread. He also has two small fish. But how far will that go in such a large crowd?"
10. Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down. The number of men among them was about 5,000.
11. Then Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks. He handed out the bread to those who were seated. He gave them as much as they wanted. And he did the same with the fish.