John 6:10-16

¹⁰Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

¹¹Then Jesus took the loaves and after giving thanks, he gave it to those who were sitting. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

¹²When the people were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which remain, so that nothing will be lost.”

¹³So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.

¹⁴Then, when the people saw this sign that he did, they said, “This truly is the prophet who is to come into the world.”

¹⁵When Jesus realized that they were about to come and seize him by force to make him king, he withdrew again up the mountain by himself.

¹⁶When it became evening, his disciples went down to the sea.