36. Send them away into the surrounding country and villages to buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”
37. But He answered, “You give them something to eat.”They said to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”
38. He said to them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.”When they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
39. Then He commanded them to make everyone sit down by companies on the green grass.
40. So they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
41. When He had taken the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them. And He divided the two fish among them all.
42. They all ate and were filled.
43. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fish.
44. Those who ate of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45. Immediately He compelled His disciples to get into the boat and to go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the crowd away.
46. When He had sent them away, He departed to a mountain to pray.
47. When evening came, the boat was in the midst of the sea. And He was alone on the land.
48. He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea and would have passed by them.
49. But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out.
50. For they all saw Him and were troubled.Immediately He spoke to them and said, “Be of good cheer, it is I. Do not be afraid.”
51. Then He went up to them in the boat and the wind ceased. They were greatly astonished in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
52. For they had not comprehended the miracle of the loaves, for their hearts were hardened.
53. When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored on the shore.