Mark 6:38-44 ▼

38 He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they said, “Five [loaves], and two fish.”

39 Then Jesus commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.

40 They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties [so that the crowd resembled an orderly arrangement of colorful garden plots].

41 Taking the five loaves and two fish, He looked up to heaven and said a blessing [of praise and thanksgiving to the Father]. Then He broke the loaves and [repeatedly] gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

42 They all ate and were satisfied.

43 And the disciples picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces [of the loaves], and of the fish.

44 Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men [not counting the women and children].