38. Jesus asked them, “How many loaves of bread do you have now? Go and see.”When they found out, they came to him and said, “We have five loaves and two fish.”
39. Then Jesus said to the followers, “Tell all the people to sit in groups on the green grass.”
40. So all the people sat in groups. They sat in groups of 50 or groups of 100.
41. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish. He looked up to heaven and thanked God for the bread. He divided the bread and gave it to his followers for them to give to the people. Then he divided the two fish among them all.
42. All the people ate and were satisfied.
43. The followers filled 12 baskets with the pieces of bread and fish that were not eaten.
44. There were about 5,000 men there who ate.
45. Then Jesus told his followers to get into the boat and go to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake. Jesus said that he would come later. He stayed there to tell the people they could go home.