JOHN 6:4-16

⁴Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

⁵Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

⁶And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

⁷Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

⁸One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

⁹There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?

¹⁰Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

¹¹Jesus therefore took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to them that were set down; likewise also of the fishes as much as they would.

¹²And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.

¹³So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten.

¹⁴When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

¹⁵Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.

¹⁶And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;