John 6:1-15 ▼

1 After these Jesus departed beyond the sea of Galilee, of Tiberias.

2 And a great crowd followed him, for they saw his signs which he did upon the sick.

3 And Jesus went up into the mount, and sat there with his disciples.

4 And the pascha was near, the festival of the Jews.

5 Then Jesus having lifted up the eyes, and seen that a great crowd comes to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these might eat?

6 And this he said trying him: for himself knew what he was about to do.

7 Philip answered him. Loaves of two hundred drachmas will not suffice them, that each of them should take some little.

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,

9 There is one little boy here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are these among so many?

10 And Jesus said, Make the men recline. And there was much grass in the place. Then the men reclined, the number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, distributed to his disciples, and the disciples to the reclining; and likewise of the small fishes, as many as they wished.

12 And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather the fragments remaining over, that nothing should be lost.

13 Then gathered they, and filled twelve baskets of the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over to them having eaten.

14 Then the men, having seen the sign which Jesus did, said, That this is truly the prophet coming into the world.

15 Then Jesus having known that they were about to come and carry him of forcibly, that they might make him king, departed again to the mount alone.