15 In the evening the disciples came to him. They said, This is a lonely place. And the time is late. Send these people away so they can go to the farms and villages to buy food for themselves.
16 Jesus said to them, They need not go away. You give them food to eat.
17 They said, We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.
18 Jesus said, Bring them here to me.
19 Then Jesus told the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish. He looked up to heaven and thanked God for them. Then he broke the bread and gave it to the disciples. The disciples gave it to the people.
20 They all ate and had enough. They gathered twelve baskets full of pieces that were left.
21 The number of men who ate was about five thousand, besides some women and children.