38. So Jesus asked them, “How much bread have you got? Go and see.”When they found out, they told him, “Five loaves and also two fish.”
39. Jesus then told his disciples to make all the people divide into groups and sit down on the green grass.
40. So the people sat down in rows, in groups of a hundred and groups of fifty.
41. Then Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to heaven, and gave thanks to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
42. Everyone ate and had enough.
43. Then the disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left of the bread and the fish.
44. The number of men who were fed was 5,000.
45. At once Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to Bethsaida, on the other side of the lake, while he sent the crowd away.
46. After saying goodbye to the people he went away to a hill to pray.
47. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, while Jesus was alone on land.
48. He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because they were rowing against the wind; so some time between three and six o'clock in the morning he came to them, walking on the water. He was going to pass them by,
49. but they saw him walking on the water. “It's a ghost!” they thought, and screamed.
50. They were all terrified when they saw him.Jesus spoke to them at once, “Courage!” he said. “It is I. Don't be afraid!”