^{12 Ref} And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.

^{13 Ref} But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

^{14 Ref} For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

¹⁵ And they did so, and made them all sit down.

^{16 Ref} And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

^{17 Ref} And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

^{18 Ref} And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

^{12 Ref} The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

^{13 Ref} But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

^{14 Ref} For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

¹⁵ They did so, and made them all sit down.

^{16 Ref} He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

^{17 Ref} They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

^{18 Ref} It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"