The Feeding of the Four Thousand

8 In those days, when there was [fn]a very large crowd that had nothing to eat, Jesus called [fn]his disciples over and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away to their homes without having eaten, they will faint on the way, [fn]for some of them [fn]have come from far away.” 4 His disciples answered him, “How can anyone feed these people with bread here in the wilderness?” 5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” 6 So he commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they set them before the crowd. 7 They also had a few small fish. After blessing the fish, Jesus told the disciples to set them before the crowd as well. 8 They ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 9 There were about four thousand men [fn]who had eaten. After sending them away, 10 Jesus immediately got into the boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.