^{15 Ref} and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, `The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.'

^{16 Ref} And Jesus said to them, `They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'

^{17 Ref} And they say to him, `We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'

¹⁸ And he said, `Bring ye them to me hither.'

^{19 Ref} And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

^{20 Ref} and they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full;

^{21 Ref} and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.

^{22 Ref} And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

^{15 Ref} And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.

^{16 Ref} But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.

^{17 Ref} And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.

¹⁸ And he said, Give them to me.

^{19 Ref} And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

^{20 Ref} And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

^{21 Ref} And those who had food were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

^{22 Ref} And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.