Mark 6:31-56 ▼

31 and He said to them, “Come yourselves apart to a desolate place, and rest a little,” for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

32 and they went away to a desolate place, in the boat, by themselves.

33 And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognized Him, and they ran there by land from all the cities, and went before them, and came together to Him,

34 and having come forth, Jesus saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion on them, that they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and He began to teach many things.

35 And now the hour being advanced, His disciples having come near to Him, say, “The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,

36 let them away, that having gone away into the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy loaves for themselves, for they do not have what they may eat.”

37 And He answering said to them, “You give them to eat,” and they say to Him, “Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denarii worth of loaves, and give to them to eat?”

38 And He says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see”; and having known, they say, “Five, and two fishes.”

39 And He commanded them to make all recline in companies on the green grass,

40 and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the sky, He blessed, and broke the loaves, and was giving [them] to His disciples, that they may set [them] before them, and the two fishes He divided to all,

42 and they all ate, and were filled,

43 and they took up of broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full, and of the fishes,

44 and those eating of the loaves were about five thousand men.

45 And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the boat, and to go before [Him] to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He may let the multitude away,

46 and having taken leave of them, He went away to the mountain to pray.

47 And evening having come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and He alone on the land;

48 and He saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night He comes to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.

49 And they having seen Him walking on the sea, thought [it] to be an apparition, and cried out,

50 for they all saw Him, and were troubled, and immediately He spoke with them, and says to them, “Take courage! I AM; do not be afraid.”

51 And He went up to them into the boat, and the wind stilled, and greatly out of measure they were amazed in themselves, and were wondering,

52 for they did not understand concerning the loaves, for their heart has been hard.

53 And having passed over, they came on the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore,

54 and they having come forth out of the boat, immediately having recognized Him,

55 they ran around through all that surrounding region, and they began to carry around on the pallets those being ill, where they were hearing that He is,

56 and wherever He was going, to villages, or cities, or fields, in the marketplaces they were laying the ailing, and were calling on Him, that they may touch if it were but the fringe of His garment, and as many as were touching Him were saved.