1 After this, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).

2 A large crowd kept following him because they had seen the signs that he was performing on the sick.

3 But Jesus went up on a hillside and sat down there with his disciples.

4 Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward him, he said to Philip,"Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"

6 Jesus said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for each of them to get a little."

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said to him,

9 "There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are they among so many people?"

10 Jesus said,"Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that place. So the men sat down, numbering about 5,000.

11 Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were seated. He also distributed the fish, as much as they wanted.

12 When they were completely satisfied, he told his disciples,"Collect the pieces that are left over so that nothing is lost."

13 So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they kept saying, "Truly this is the Prophet who was to come into the world!"