32 Then Yeshua called his apprentices and told them, “I feel sorry for this crowd because they’ve been out here with me for three days and haven’t had anything to eat, but I’m not happy to just send them away hungry in case they collapse on the way home.”

33 “Out here in the wilderness,” replied his apprentices, “where could we possibly get enough bread to feed a crowd this size?”

34 “How many buns do you have?” asked Yeshua.

“Seven,”, they replied, “and a few small fish.”

35 Then instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36 he took the seven buns and the fish, and gave thanks. Then he broke them and gave the pieces to his apprentices to distribute to the crowds. 37 Everyone ate and when they were full, they collected seven baskets full of the leftover food. 38 There were about four thousand families there.

39 After sending the crowds home, Yeshua got into the boat and they went to the regions of Magadan.

8 Another time there was a large crowd again with nothing to eat. Yeshua called his apprentices and told them, 2 “I feel sorry for all these people because they’ve already been with us for three days and don’t have anything to eat. 3 I can’t send them home because they’re too weak to walk, and some have a long way to go.”

4 His apprentices queried, “Where could anyone find enough food out here in the wilderness?”

5 He asked, “How much bread have you all got?”

“Seven buns,” they answered.

6 So Yeshua instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven buns, gave thanks and broke them and gave pieces to his apprentices to then distribute to the crowd. 7 They also had a few small cooked fish, so he blessed them too and got them to distribute them as well. 8 After all the people had eaten and were full, they collected seven basketfuls of leftovers. 9 There were some four thousand people there that day, and Yeshua sent them home after they’d eaten. 10 And he and his apprentices climbed into the boat and headed for the Dalmanutha region.