1 AFTER this Jesus went away beyond the Lake of Galilee the Lake of Tiberias.

2 A great crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was doing upon those who had infirmities.

3 Jesus had gone up on the mountain and there he was sitting with his disciples.

4 It was near the time for the Passover, the feast of the Jews.

5 He lifted up his eyes and saw that a great crowd was coming to him, and he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these to eat?"

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

7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred shillings worth of bread would not be enough for them each to have a little piece."

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

9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these for so many?"

10 Jesus said, "Make the people recline on the ground." There was much grass in the place. So the men, about five thousand in number, reclined on the ground.

11 Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks and divided them to those who were reclining, and in the same way the fishes, as much as they wanted.

12 When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that have been left over, so that nothing may be wasted."

13 They gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.

14 Then the people, seeing the sign that he had done, said, "This is truly the prophet who was to come into the world!"