John 6:8-15

⁸“There is a boy here,” said Andrew, another of his disciples, Simon Peter's brother,

⁹“Who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what is that for so many?”

¹⁰“Make the people sit down,” said Jesus. It was a grassy spot; so the people, who numbered about five thousand, sat down,

¹¹and then Jesus took the loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, distributed them to those who were sitting down; and the same with the fish, giving the people as much as they wanted.

¹²When they were satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, “Collect the broken pieces that are left, so that nothing may be wasted.”

¹³The disciples did so, and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves, which were left after all had eaten.

¹⁴When the people saw the signs which Jesus gave, they said, “This is certainly the prophet who was to come into the world.”

¹⁵But Jesus, having discovered that they were intending to come and carry him off to make him king, went again up the hill, quite alone.