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

^{38 Ref} 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 to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

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

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

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

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

⁴⁴ And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

^{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.

^{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.