9. “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish. But that is not enough for so many people.”
10. Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down.” This was a very grassy place. There were about 5,000 men who sat down there.
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.