^{39 Ref} And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.

^{40 Ref} And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

^{41 Ref} And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

^{42 Ref} And they all took of the food and had enough.

^{43 Ref} And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.