11. It was taken on a dish to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.
12. John's followers took his body and buried it. Then they told Jesus what had happened.
13. After Jesus heard about John, he crossed Lake Galilee to go to some place where he could be alone. But the crowds found out and followed him on foot from the towns.
14. When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd. He felt sorry for them and healed everyone who was sick.
15. That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it is already late. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the villages and buy some food.”
16. Jesus replied, “They don't have to leave. Why don't you give them something to eat?”
17. But they said, “We have only five small loaves of bread and two fish.”
18. Jesus asked his disciples to bring the food to him,
19. and he told the crowd to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up towards heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and handed it to his disciples, and they gave it to the people.
20. After everyone had eaten all they wanted, Jesus' disciples picked up twelve large baskets of leftovers.
21. There were about five thousand men who ate, not counting the women and children.
22. Straight away, Jesus made his disciples get into a boat and start back across the lake. But he stayed until he had sent the crowds away.
23. Then he went up on a mountain where he could be alone and pray. Later that evening, he was still there.
24. By this time the boat was a long way from the shore. It was going against the wind and was being tossed around by the waves.
25. A little while before morning, Jesus came walking on the water towards his disciples.