11. Then Jesus took the loaves of bread. He thanked God for the bread and gave it to the people who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish. He gave them as much as they wanted.
12. They all had enough to eat. When they had finished, Jesus said to his followers, “Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don’t waste anything.”
13. So they gathered up the pieces that were left. They filled 12 large baskets with the pieces that were left of the five barley loaves.
14. The people saw this miracle that Jesus did. They said, “He must truly be the Prophet who is coming into the world.”
15. Jesus knew that the people planned to come and take him by force and make him their king. So he left and went into the hills alone.
16. That evening Jesus’ followers went down to Lake Galilee.
17. It was dark now and Jesus had not yet come to them. The followers got into a boat and started across the lake to Capernaum.
18. By now a strong wind was blowing, and the waves on the lake were getting bigger.
19. They rowed the boat about three or four miles. Then they saw Jesus walking on the water, coming toward the boat. The followers were afraid.
20. But Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. It is I.”
21. Then they were glad to take him into the boat. At once the boat came to land at the place where they wanted to go.
22. The next day came. Some people had stayed on the other side of the lake. They knew that Jesus had not gone in the boat with his followers but that they had left without him. And they knew that only one boat had been there.