32. Jesus called his followers to him and said, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been with me three days, and now they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry. They might faint while going home.”
33. The followers asked Jesus, “Where can we get enough bread to feed all these people? We are a long way from any town.”
34. Jesus asked, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They answered, “We have seven loaves of bread and a few small fish.”
35. Jesus told the people to sit on the ground.
36. He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish. Then he gave thanks to God for the food. He broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to the followers, and they gave the food to the people.
37. All the people ate until they were full. After this, the followers filled seven baskets with the pieces of food that were not eaten.
38. There were about 4000 men there who ate. There were also some women and children.
39. After they all ate, Jesus told the people they could go home. He got into the boat and went to the area of Magadan.