^{35 Ref} And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;

^{36 Ref} send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

^{37 Ref} But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat?

^{38 Ref} And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go `and' see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

^{39 Ref} And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

^{40 Ref} And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

^{41 Ref} And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

^{42 Ref} And they all ate, and were filled.

^{43 Ref} And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.

^{45 Ref} And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before `him' unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

^{35 Ref} When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

^{36 Ref} Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

^{37 Ref} But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii{200 denarii was about 7 or 8 months wages for an agricultural laborer.} worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"

^{38 Ref} He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."

^{39 Ref} He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

^{40 Ref} They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

^{41 Ref} He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

^{42 Ref} They all ate, and were filled.

^{43 Ref} They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were{TR adds "about"} five thousand men.

^{45 Ref} Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.