Luke 9:1-17 ▼

1 And having called together His twelve disciples, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

2 and He sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God, and to heal the ailing.

3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor leather pouch, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;

4 and into whatever house you may enter, remain there, and depart from there;

5 and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.”

6 And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.

7 And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by Him, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised out of the dead,

8 and by some that Elijah appeared, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

9 and Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?” And he was seeking to see Him.

10 And the apostles having turned back, declared to Him how they did great things, and having taken them, He withdrew by Himself into a city called Bethsaida,

11 and the multitudes having known followed Him, and having received them, He was speaking to them concerning the Kingdom of God, and He cured those having need of service.

12 And the day began to decline, and the Twelve having come near, said to Him, “Let away the multitude, that having gone into the surrounding villages and the fields, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desolate place.”

13 And He said to them, “You give them to eat”; and they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy food for all this people”;

14 for they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, “Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty”;

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

16 and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the sky, He blessed them, and broke, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

17 and they ate, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.