^{12 Ref} And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

^{13 Ref} And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

^{14 Ref} for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

¹⁵ and they did so, and made all to recline;

^{16 Ref} and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

^{17 Ref} and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

^{18 Ref} And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

^{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} And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: 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 but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

^{14 Ref} For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

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

^{16 Ref} Then 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 did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

^{18 Ref} And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?