Mark 6:38-56 ▼

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

39 And He commanded them to make them all recline, groups by groups, on the green grass.

40 And they sat down groups by groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

41 And having taken the five loaves and the two fish, having looked up to the heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. And He was giving them to His disciples, so that they might set before them. And He divided the two fish among all.

42 And all ate and were satisfied.

43 And they took up twelve hand-baskets full of fragments, and of the fish.

44 And those having eaten of the loaves were five thousand men.

45 And immediately He compelled His disciples to enter into the boat and to go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He dismisses the crowd.

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 having seen them straining in the rowing—for the wind was contrary to them—about the fourth watch of the night, He goes to them, walking on the sea, and He was wanting to pass by them.

49 And having seen Him walking on the sea, they thought that He is a ghost, and they cried out.

50 For all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He spoke with them, and He says to them, “Take courage! I am He! Do not be afraid.”

51 And He went up to them into the boat, and the wind abated. And exceedingly in abundance in themselves, they were amazed.

52 For they did not understand about the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

53 And having crossed over, they came to the land, to Gennesaret, and they drew to shore.

54 And on their having come out of the boat, immediately having recognized Him,

55 they ran around all that region, and they began to carry around on mats those being ill to where they were hearing that He is.

56 And wherever He was entering into villages or into cities or into fields, they were laying the ailing in the marketplaces and were imploring Him that they might only touch the fringe of His garment. And as many as touched Him were saved.