13 When Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) heard what had happened to Yohan (John; Grk. Yoannes), he got a boat to take him to a quiet place by himself, but the crowds from the cities heard about it, and followed him around the lake’s shore on foot. 14 So when he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd of people, and he felt compassion towards them, and he healed the sick people they’d brought.

15 As evening was approaching, his apprentices came up and requested, “This place is quite isolated, and it’s already late. Send the people back into the villages so they can buy themselves something to eat.”

16 “Oh, there’s no need to send them away,” Yeshua answered. “you apprentices give them something to eat.”

17 “We don’t have anything here” they responded, “except for five buns and two cooked fish.”

18 “Bring them here to me,” Yeshua instructed, 19 then he told the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five buns and two fish and, looking up to the sky, he said a blessing, broke the buns, and gave the pieces to his apprentices to distribute to the crowds. 20 Everyone there ate enough to be full, and then the apprentices picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread. 21 There were about five thousand families there.