Mark 6:25-47 in English

²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

²⁷ And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

³¹ And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

³³ And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

³⁴ And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;

³⁶ send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

³⁷ But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings’ worth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴² And they all ate, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

⁴⁶ And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

²⁷ And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

³¹ And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

³³ And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

³⁴ And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

³⁷ He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴² And they did all eat, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

⁴⁶ And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

²⁷ And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

³¹ And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

³³ And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

³⁴ And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

³⁷ He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴² And they did all eat, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

⁴⁶ And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

²⁷ And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

³¹ And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

³³ And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran there together on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

³⁴ And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent:

³⁶ send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

³⁷ But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴² And they did all eat, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

⁴⁶ And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

²⁵ The girl quickly entered the room again. She went to the king and she requested, “I want you to command someone to cut off the head of John the Baptizer and give it to me at once on a platter, so that my mother can know he is dead!”

²⁶ The king became very distressed when he heard what she asked for, because he knew John was a very righteous man (OR, because he now knew that he should not have made that promise to her). But he could not refuse what she requested because he had promised that he would give her anything she asked for, and because his guests had heard him promise that.

²⁷ So the king at once ordered the man who executes prisoners to go and cut off John's head and bring it to the girl. That man went to the prison and cut off John's head.

²⁸ He put it on a platter, brought it back, and gave it to the girl. The girl took it to her mother.

²⁹ After John's disciples heard what happened, they went to the prison and took John's body and then they buried it in a burial cave.

³⁰ The twelve apostles returned to Jesus from the places to which they had gone. They reported to him what they had done and what they had taught to people.

³¹ He said to them, “Come with me to a place where no people are living, in order that we can be alone and rest a little while!” He said this because many people were continually coming to them and going away again, with the result that Jesus and his disciples did not have time to eat or do anything else.

³² So they went away by themselves in a boat to a place where no people were living.

³³ But many people saw them leaving. They also recognized that they were Jesus and the disciples, and they saw where they were going. So they ran ahead on land from all the nearby towns to the place where Jesus and his disciples were going. They actually arrived there before Jesus and the disciples.

³⁴ As Jesus and his disciples got out of the boat, Jesus saw this large crowd. He felt sorry for them because they were confused, like sheep that do not have a shepherd. So he taught them many things.

³⁵ Late in the afternoon, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where no people live and it is very late.

³⁶ So send the people away in order that they may go to the surrounding farms and villages in order that they can buy for themselves something to eat!”

³⁷ But he replied, “ No, you yourselves give them something to eat!” They replied, “◄We could not buy enough bread to feed this crowd, even if we had as much money as a man earns by working 200 days!/How could we buy enough bread to feed this mob, even if we had as much money as a man earns by working 200 days?►” RHQ

³⁸ But he replied to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have? Go and find out!” They went and found out and then they told him, “We have only five flat loaves and two cooked fish!”

³⁹ He instructed the disciples to tell all the people to sit down on the green grass.

⁴⁰ So the people sat in groups. There were 50 people in some groups and 100 people in other groups.

⁴¹ Jesus took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up towards heaven and thanked God for them. Then he broke the loaves and fish into pieces and kept giving them to the disciples in order that they would distribute them to the people.

⁴² Everyone ate this food until they all had enough to eat!

⁴³ The disciples then collected twelve baskets full of pieces of bread and of the fish that were left over.

⁴⁴ There were approximately five thousand men who ate the bread and fish. They did not even count the women and children.

⁴⁵ Right away Jesus told his disciples to get into the boat and then go ahead of him to Bethsaida town, which was further around Lake Galilee. He stayed and dismissed the many people who were there.

⁴⁶ After he said goodbye to the people, he went up into the hills in order to pray.

⁴⁷ When it was evening, the disciples' boat was in the middle of the lake and Jesus was by himself on the land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptiser on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognised him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish amongst them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

²⁷ And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

²⁸ And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

³⁰ And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.

³¹ And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

³² And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.

³³ And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.

³⁴ And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

³⁵ And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

³⁶ Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.

³⁷ But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

³⁸ And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.

³⁹ And he made them all be seated in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they were placed in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.

⁴² And they all took of the food and had enough.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken bits and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And those who took of the bread were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

⁴⁶ And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

⁴⁷ And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.

²⁵ And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

²⁶ And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her.

²⁷ And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And his disciples having heard it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles are gathered together to Jesus. And they related to him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

³¹ And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a little. For those coming and those going were many, and they had not leisure even to eat.

³² And they went away apart into a desert place by ship.

³³ And many saw them going, and recognised them, and ran together there on foot, out of all the cities, and got there before them.

³⁴ And on leaving the ship Jesus saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when it was already late in the day, his disciples coming to him say, The place is desert, and it is already late in the day;

³⁶ send them away that they may go into the country and villages around, and buy themselves bread, for they have not anything they can eat.

³⁷ And he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them to eat?

³⁸ And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he ordered them to make them all sit down by companies on the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples that they might set them before them. And the two fishes he divided among all.

⁴² And they all ate and were satisfied.

⁴³ And they took up of fragments the fillings of twelve hand-baskets, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And those that ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sends the crowd away.

⁴⁶ And, having dismissed them, he departed into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land.

²⁵ And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was struck sad. Yet because of his oath, and because of them that were with him at table, he would not displease her:

²⁷ But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.

²⁸ And he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish: and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ Which his disciples hearing came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles coming together unto Jesus, related to him all things that they had done and taught.

³¹ And he said to them: Come apart into a desert place, and rest a little. For there were many coming and going: and they had not so much as time to eat.

³² And going up into a ship, they went into a desert place apart.

³³ And they saw them going away, and many knew: and they ran flocking thither on foot from all the cities, and were there before them.

³⁴ And Jesus going out saw a great multitude: and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past:

³⁶ Send them away, that going into the next villages and towns, they may buy themselves meat to eat.

³⁷ And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat.

³⁸ And he saith to them: How many loaves have you? go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all.

⁴² And they all did eat, and had their fill.

⁴³ And they took up the leavings, twelve full baskets of fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that did eat, were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people.

⁴⁶ And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when it was late, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone on the land.

²⁵ Immediately she came in with haste to the king and she requested, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

²⁶ And the king became exceedingly sorry; yet, because of his oaths and of those who reclined with him, he did not want to refuse her.

²⁷ And immediately the king, having sent an executioner, commanded his head to be brought. And having departed, he beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard, they came and took away his body and placed it in a tomb.

³⁰ Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and they reported to Him all things, both everything they had done and everything they had taught.

³¹ And He said to them, “Come, you yourselves privately, to a deserted place and rest a little.” For there were many coming and going, and they were not even finding opportunity to eat.

³² And they went away to a deserted place in the boat privately.

³³ But the multitudes saw them going, and many recognized Him, and ran together there on foot from all the cities, and preceded them, and they came together to Him.

³⁴ And when He came out, Jesus saw a large crowd, and He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when it grew late, His disciples came to Him and said, “The place is deserted, and already the hour is late.

³⁶ Dismiss them, so that they may go into the surrounding farms and villages and may buy themselves food; for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But answering, He said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

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

³⁹ Then He gave orders for them all to recline in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they reclined in parties of hundreds and of fifties.

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

⁴² So they all ate and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of fragments and from the fish.

⁴⁴ Now those who had eaten the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And immediately He compelled His disciples to step into the boat and to go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He could dismiss the crowd.

⁴⁶ And having taken leave of them, He departed to the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ Now when it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.

²⁵ Hurrying in directly to the king she requested, saying, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter!”

²⁶ Though the king became very sorry, because of his oaths and of his guests he did not want to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded the head to be brought. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ brought the head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ Upon hearing of it, his disciples came, removed the corpse and placed it in a tomb.

³⁰ Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and reported all to Him, both what they had done and what they had taught.

³¹ Because so many were coming and going that they did not even have leisure to eat, He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile.”

³² So they went away in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.

³³ But many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and arrived before them, and came together to Him.

³⁴ Well upon disembarking Jesus saw a large crowd and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and He began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, His disciples came to Him and said: “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late.

³⁶ Send them away so they may go to the surrounding farms and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But in reply He said to them, “You feed them!” They say to Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and feed them?”

³⁸ So He says to them: “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they knew they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ Then He directed them all to recline in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ So they reclined in ‘plots’ of hundreds and of fifties.

⁴¹ And taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples to serve the people; He also divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² Well they all ate and were filled.

⁴³ And they picked up twelve full baskets of broken pieces; also of the fish.

⁴⁴ There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

⁴⁵ Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

⁴⁶ And after taking leave of them He went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ Now when evening had passed, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.

²⁵ The girl hurried back in and said to the king, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a plate.”

²⁶ The king was very upset, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.

²⁷ So he immediately sent an executioner to bring him John's head. After beheading him in the prison,

²⁸ the executioner brought John's head on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the young girl handed it to her mother.

²⁹ When John's disciples heard what had happened they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles returned and gathered around Jesus. They told him all they had done and what they had taught.

³¹ “Come with me, just yourselves. We'll go to a quiet place, and rest for a while,” Jesus told them, because there was so much coming and going that they didn't even have time to eat.

³² So they went by boat to a quiet place to be alone.

³³ But people saw them leaving and recognized them. So people from all the surrounding towns ran ahead and got there before them.

³⁴ When Jesus got off the boat he saw a huge crowd, and he felt pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them about many things.

³⁵ It was getting late in the day and Jesus' disciples came to him. They told him, “We're miles from anywhere, and it's really late.

³⁶ You should tell the people to go and buy themselves something to eat in the villages and countryside nearby.”

³⁷ But Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” “What? We'd need more than six month's pay to buy bread to feed all these people,” the disciples replied.

³⁸ “Well, how much bread do you have?” Jesus asked. “Go and see.” They went and checked, and told him, “Five loaves, and a couple of fish.”

³⁹ Jesus told everyone to sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat in groups of hundreds and fifties.

⁴¹ Then he took the five loaves and the two fish. Looking up to heaven he blessed the food and broke the bread into pieces. Then he handed the bread to the disciples to give to the people, and he divided the fish up between all of them.

⁴² Everyone ate until they were full.

⁴³ Then they collected up the leftovers of the bread and fish—twelve basketfuls.

⁴⁴ A total of five thousand men plus their families ate the food.

⁴⁵ Immediately after this Jesus instructed his disciples to get back into the boat. They were to go on ahead to Bethsaida on the other side of the lake while he sent the people on their way.

⁴⁶ Once he'd said goodbye to them he went up into the hills to pray.

⁴⁷ Late that evening the boat was in the middle of the lake while Jesus was alone, still on land.

²⁵ Then she came in straightway with haste vnto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest giue me euen now in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist.

²⁶ Then the King was very sory: yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate at table with him, he would not refuse her.

²⁷ And immediatly the King sent the hangman, and gaue charge that his head shoulde be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the maide, and the maide gaue it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard it, they came and tooke vp his body, and put it in a tombe.

³⁰ And the Apostles gathered themselues together to Iesus, and tolde him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

³¹ And he sayd vnto them, Come ye apart into the wildernes, and rest a while: for there were many commers and goers, that they had not leasure to eate.

³² So they went by ship out of the way into a desart place.

³³ But the people sawe them when they departed, and many knewe him, and ran a foote thither out of all cities, and came thither before them, and assembled vnto him.

³⁴ Then Iesus went out, and sawe a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were like sheepe which had no shepheard: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was nowe farre spent, his disciples came vnto him, saying, This is a desart place, and nowe the day is farre passed.

³⁶ Let them depart, that they may goe into the countrey and townes about, and buy them bread: for they haue nothing to eate.

³⁷ But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate?

³⁸ Then he sayde vnto them, Howe many loaues haue ye? goe and looke. And when they knewe it, they sayd, Fiue, and two fishes.

³⁹ So he commanded them to make them all sit downe by companies vpon the greene grasse.

⁴⁰ Then they sate downe by rowes, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And he tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looked vp to heauen, and gaue thanks, and brake the loaues, and gaue them to his disciples to set before them, and the two fishes he deuided among them all.

⁴² So they did all eate, and were satisfied.

⁴³ And they tooke vp twelue baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that had eaten, were about fiue thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straightway he caused his disciples to goe into the ship, and to goe before vnto the other side vnto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

⁴⁶ Then assoone as he had sent them away, he departed into a mountaine to pray.

⁴⁷ And when euen was come, the ship was in the mids of the sea, and he alone on the land.

²⁵ And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oaths’ sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

²⁷ And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

³¹ And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

³³ And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

³⁴ And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

³⁶ send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

³⁷ He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

⁴² And they did all eat, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

⁴⁶ And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

³⁰ Later Jesus' mob who had been sent out returned to him. They told him they were making people well, they were sending out evil spirits, they were teaching people about God, in that way, in response to Jesus' word.

³¹ At that time very many people came to Jesus. They were crowding him from all sides. They did not let Jesus and his men eat. After that Jesus said to his men, “Just we will go to countryside where there are no people. We will rest for a while.”

³² They climbed into a dinghy, they went to where there were no people.

³³ Many were watching them, they knew about them, and they knew where Jesus was going. They went quickly around the end of the waterhole to the far side on foot, they were ready waiting for him.

³⁴ When Jesus disembarked he saw many ready waiting for him. When he saw them he felt sorry for them. He said to himself, “These people are truly in a bad way, without a boss. They are lost, like sheep without a carer.” For a long he was teaching them about God.

³⁵ It became late afternoon. They were still listening to his word. His men said to him, “It is late afternoon. The towns are far away.

³⁶ Send these people to the towns so they can get food for themselves.”

³⁷ Jesus replied, “You give them food.” His men said to him, “We cannot give them food. We could only get food for those many people with a lot of money. We have only a little money.”

³⁸ In reply he said to them, “How much damper do you have? Look.” After looking they said to him, “Five dampers and two small fish.”

³⁹ He told his men, “Tell the people to sit down.” They told them to sit down on the grass in groups.

⁴⁰ They sat down at his word, here 50 were in a group, over there 100 were in a group. All the others were like that, they were in groups everywhere.

⁴¹ Jesus picked up their dampers, he looked upwards, he said to God, “You are the one who gave us this food. Thank you! You have helped us! You are good.” When he had said that, he broke the dampers into pieces, he gave them to his men, he said to them, “Give them to these people.” He did the same sort of thing with the two fish also.

⁴² They all ate till they were full.

⁴³ After that his men picked up the leftovers, they put them in carrying dishes, they filled 12 big carrying dishes.

⁴⁴ Many people ate. Five thousand men ate that food.

⁴⁵ After that Jesus told his men, “Get in the dinghy, go to the other side, to Bethsaida. Later I will come to you.” They went ahead in the dinghy. Then Jesus sent all the others to their camps.

⁴⁶ After that Jesus climbed up a hill to talk to God.

⁴⁷ It became dark. He was staying there alone. His men were in the dinghy in the middle of the water, they were in a bad way. A big wind was blowing for them.

²⁵ And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.

²⁷ And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And his disciples, when they heard of it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told him all which they had done and taught.

³¹ And he saith to them, Come ye by yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going; and they had no leisure, even to eat.

³² And they went away into a desert place in the boat apart.

³³ And many saw them departing, and knew them, and ran together on foot thither from all the cities, and arrived before them.

³⁴ And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late;

³⁶ send them away, that they may go into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves something to eat.

³⁷ But he answering said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries' worth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.

⁴² And they all ate, and were filled.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And he immediately constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ And when he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when evening came, the boat was in the midst of the lake; and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ So she went in as quickly as possible to the king, and made her request. “I want you,” she said, “to give me at once, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.”

²⁶ The king was much distressed; yet, because of his oath and of the guests at his table, he did not like to refuse her.

²⁷ He immediately dispatched one of his bodyguard, with orders to bring John's head. The man went and beheaded John in the prison,

²⁸ and, bringing his head on a dish, gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took his body away, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ When the apostles came back to Jesus, they told him all that they had done and all that they had taught.

³¹ “Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot,” he said, “and rest for a while” — for there were so many people coming and going that they had not time even to eat.

³² So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.

³³ Many people saw them going, and recognised them, and from all the towns they flocked together to the place on foot, and got there before them.

³⁴ On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it grew late, his disciples came up to him, and said, “This is a lonely spot, and it is already late.

³⁶ Send the people away, so that they may go to the farms and villages around and buy themselves something to eat.”

³⁷ But Jesus answered, “It is for you to give them something to eat.” “Are we to go and spend almost a year's wages on bread,” they asked, “to give them to eat?”

³⁸ “How many loaves have you?” he asked; “Go, and see.” When they had found out, they told him, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ Jesus directed them to make all the people take their seats on the green grass, in parties;

⁴⁰ and they sat down in groups — in hundreds, and in fifties.

⁴¹ Taking the five loaves and the two fish, Jesus looked up to heaven, and said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and he divided the two fish also amongst them all.

⁴² Everyone had sufficient to eat;

⁴³ and they picked up enough broken pieces to fill twelve baskets, as well as some of the fish.

⁴⁴ The people who ate the bread were five thousand in number.

⁴⁵ Immediately afterward Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of the people, he went away up the hill to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.

²⁵ So she went in as quickly as possible to the king, and made her request. “I want you,” she said, “to give me at once, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.”

²⁶ The king was much distressed; yet, because of his oath and of the guests at his table, he did not like to refuse her.

²⁷ He immediately dispatched one of his bodyguard, with orders to bring John's head. The man went and beheaded John in the prison,

²⁸ and, bringing his head on a dish, gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took his body away, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ When the apostles came back to Jesus, they told him all that they had done and all that they had taught.

³¹ “Come by yourselves privately to some lonely spot,” he said, “and rest for a while” — for there were so many people coming and going that they had not time even to eat.

³² So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.

³³ Many people saw them going, and recognized them, and from all the towns they flocked together to the place on foot, and got there before them.

³⁴ On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it grew late, his disciples came up to him, and said, “This is a lonely spot, and it is already late.

³⁶ Send the people away, so that they may go to the farms and villages around and buy themselves something to eat.”

³⁷ But Jesus answered, “It is for you to give them something to eat.” “Are we to go and spend almost a year's wages on bread,” they asked, “to give them to eat?”

³⁸ “How many loaves have you?” he asked; “Go, and see.” When they had found out, they told him, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ Jesus directed them to make all the people take their seats on the green grass, in parties;

⁴⁰ and they sat down in groups — in hundreds, and in fifties.

⁴¹ Taking the five loaves and the two fish, Jesus looked up to heaven, and said the blessing; he broke the loaves into pieces, and gave them to his disciples for them to serve out to the people, and he divided the two fish also among them all.

⁴² Everyone had sufficient to eat;

⁴³ and they picked up enough broken pieces to fill twelve baskets, as well as some of the fish.

⁴⁴ The people who ate the bread were five thousand in number.

⁴⁵ Immediately afterward Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of the people, he went away up the hill to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John Yah is gracious the Immerser on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John Yah is gracious’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles gathered themselves together to Yeshua Salvation, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Yeshua Salvation came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii (200 days wages) worth of bread, and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² They all ate, and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

³⁰ Some time later the 12 close followers of Jesus came back from telling his message to all the communities. They stood around Jesus and told him everything they did and what they taught the people in the communities.

³¹ While they were talking, lots of other people were coming up to Jesus all the time, so Jesus and his followers didn’t get a chance to eat any food. Jesus was worried for his followers, so he said to them, “Let’s go to a quiet place out bush so that you can rest for a while.”

³² So Jesus and his followers got into a boat and started to go across the lake to a quiet place away from all the people. But lots of people saw them leave.

³³ They were from a lot of different communities, but they knew the place that Jesus and his close followers were going to. They ran around the side of the lake and got there first, before the boat.

³⁴ Jesus and his close followers came to that place and got out of the boat. Jesus looked at the mob of people waiting for him and he felt sad inside for them. They didn’t have anyone looking after them. They were like a mob of sheep that had no boss to take care of them. So Jesus started to teach them lots of things.

³⁵ At the end of the day, the close followers of Jesus went to him and said, “It’s nearly time for the sun to go down and we are way out here in the bush.

³⁶ You have to send the people away from here so that they can find some food. They can go to a nearby farm or community to buy some food to eat.”

³⁷ Jesus said to them, “You mob give them some food to eat.” But they said, “What? We haven’t got that much food. Do you want us to go and buy a lot of bread for them? That will cost thousands of dollars.”

³⁸ Jesus said to his followers, “How much food have you got? Go and have a look.” They came back to him and said, “We’ve got 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.”

³⁹ Jesus told his followers to get the people to sit on the green grass in groups, maybe about 50 people or about 100 people in each group.

⁴¹ Then Jesus picked up the bread and the fish, looked up to the sky and said, “Thank you God for this bread and fish.” Then Jesus broke up the bread and fish and gave the pieces to his followers to give to the people.

⁴² All of the people had a good feed

⁴³ and after that Jesus’s followers picked up the bits of food left over. They filled up 12 big baskets with the food that people didn’t eat.

⁴⁴ A really big mob of people had a feed that day. There were 5,000 men, as well as women and kids.

⁴⁵ As soon as they finished eating Jesus told his followers, “Get into your boat and row across the lake to a place called Bethsaida. I will follow you mob some time later.” Then he started telling all the people, “You mob can go home now. Goodbye.”

⁴⁶ After he said goodbye to them Jesus went up into the hills to pray.

⁴⁷ Night time came, and Jesus was still on the land all alone, and the boat was half-way across the lake.

²⁵ And she cam in streygth waye with haste vnto the kynge and axed sayinge: I will that thou geve me by and by in a charger the heed of Iohn Baptist.

²⁶ And the kynge was sory: howbe it for his othes sake and for their sakes which sate at supper also he wolde not put her besyde her purpose.

²⁷ And immediatly the kynge sent the hangma and commaunded his heed to be brought in. And he went and beheeded him in the preson,

²⁸ and brought his heed in a charger and gave it to the mayden and the mayden gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples hearde of it they came and toke vp his body and put it in a toumbe.

³⁰ And the apostels gaddered them selves to ggedre to Iesus and tolde him all thinges booth what they had done and what they had taught.

³¹ And he sayd vnto them: come ye aparte into the wyldernes and rest awhyle. For there were many comers and goers that they had no leasure so moche as to eate.

³² And he went by ship out of the waye into a deserte place.

³³ But the people spyed them when they departed: and many knewe him and ranne afote thyther out of all cities and cam thyther before them and came togedder vnto him.

³⁴ And Iesus went out and sawe moche people and had compassion on them because they were lyke shepe which had no shepeherde. And he beganne to teache them many thinges.

³⁵ And when the daye was nowe farre spet his disciples came vnto him sayinge: this is a desert place and now the daye is farre passed

³⁶ let the departe that they maye goo into the countrey rounde about and into the tounes and bye the breed: for they have nothinge to eate.

³⁷ He answered and sayde vnto them: geve ye them to eate. And they sayde vnto him: shall we goo and bye ii.C. penyworth of breed and geve them to eate?

³⁸ He sayde vnto them: how many loves have ye? Goo and loke. And when they had serched they sayde: v. and .ii. fysshes.

³⁹ And he commaunded them to make them all syt doune by companyes apon the grene grasse.

⁴⁰ And they sate doune here a rowe and there arowe by houndredes and by fyfties.

⁴¹ And he toke the .v. loves and the ii. fysshes and loked vp to heven and blessed and brake the loves and gave them to his disciples to put before the: and the .ii. fysshes he devyded amonge them all.

⁴² And they all dyd eate and were satisfied.

⁴³ And they toke vp twelve baskettes full of the gobbettes and of the fysshes.

⁴⁴ And they that ate were about fyve thousand men.

⁴⁵ And streyght waye he caused his disciples to goo into the shipe and to goo over the water before vnto Bethsaida whyll he sent awaye the people.

⁴⁶ And assone as he had sent them away he departed into a moutayne to praye.

⁴⁷ And when even was come the ship was in the middes of the see and he alone on the londe,

²⁵ She immediately hurried back to the king, and she asked, saying, “I want you to give me, right now, the head of John the Baptist on a wooden platter.”

²⁶ Though this deeply grieved the king, he could not refuse her request because of the oath he had made and because of his dinner guests.

²⁷ So the king sent a soldier from his guard and commanded him to bring him John's head. The guard went and beheaded him in the prison.

²⁸ He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard of this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.

³¹ Then he said to them, “Come away by yourselves into a deserted place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

³² So they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ But they saw them leaving and many recognized them, and they ran there together on foot from all the towns, and they arrived there before them.

³⁴ When they came ashore, he saw a great crowd and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When the hour was late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place and the hour is already late.

³⁶ Send them away so that they may go into the nearby countryside and villages to buy something to eat for themselves.”

³⁷ But he answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Can we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five loaves and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded all the people to sit down in groups upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² They all ate until they were satisfied.

⁴³ They took up broken pieces of bread, twelve baskets full, and also pieces of the fish.

⁴⁴ There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away.

⁴⁶ When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptiser on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognised him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish amongst them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ And she came in forthwith with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou shouldst give me, immediately, in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.

²⁷ And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ And brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when his disciples heard of it , they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles assembled themselves to Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

³¹ And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² And they departed into a desert place in a boat privately.

³³ And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran on foot thither out of all cities, and out went them, and came together to him.

³⁴ And Jesus, when he came out, saw many people, and was moved with compassion towards them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the country around, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

³⁷ He answered and said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

³⁸ He saith to them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

⁴⁰ And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all.

⁴² And they all ate, and were satisfied.

⁴³ And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that ate of the loaves, were about five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And immediately he constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

⁴⁶ And when he had dismissed them, he departed to a mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ And when evening was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of Yochanan the Immerser on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring Yochanan’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The emissaries gathered themselves together to Yeshua, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Yeshua came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of Yochanan the Immerser on a platter.”

²⁶ The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷ Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring Yochanan’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹ When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰ The emissaries gathered themselves together to Yeshua, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹ He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³² They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³ They saw them going, and many recognised him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴ Yeshua came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶ Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷ But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”

³⁸ He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹ He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰ They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹ He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish amongst them all.

⁴² They all ate and were filled.

⁴³ They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴ Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

⁴⁵ Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶ After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷ When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

²⁵ And when she was come in anon with haste to the king, she asked, and said, I will that anon, thou give to me in a dish the head of John Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was sorry or sorrowful for the oath, and for men that sat together at the meat, he would not make her sorry or heavy;

²⁷ but he sent a man-queller and commanded, that John’s head were brought in a dish. And he beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when this thing was heard, his disciples came, and took his body, and laid it in a burial.

³⁰ And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told to him all things, that they had done, and taught.

³¹ And he said to them, Come ye by yourselves into a desert place; and rest ye a little. For there were many that came, and went again, and they had not space for to eat.

³² And they went into a boat, and went into a desert place by them-selves.

³³ And they saw them go away, and many knew, and they went afoot from all cities, and ran together thither, and came before them.

³⁴ And Jesus went out, and saw much people, and had ruth or mercy on them, for they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and the time is now passed;

³⁶ let them go into the next towns and villages, to buy them meat to eat.

³⁷ And he answered, and said to them, Give ye to them for to eat. And they said to him, Go we, and buy we loaves with two hundred pence, and we shall give to them for to eat.

³⁸ And he saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go ye, and see. And when they had known, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded to them, that they should make all men sit to meat by companies, on the green hay.

⁴⁰ And they sat down by parts or by parties, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves, and two fishes, he beheld into heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave to his disciples, that they should set before them. And he parted two fishes to all;

⁴² and all ate, and were full-filled or fulfilled.

⁴³ And they took the remnants of broken meats, twelve coffins full, and of the fishes.

⁴⁴ And they that ate, were five thousand of men.

⁴⁵ And anon he made his disciples to go up into a boat, to pass before him over the sea to Bethsaida, while he let the people go.

⁴⁶ And when he had left them, he went into an high hill, to pray.

⁴⁷ And when it was even, the boat was in the middle or in the midst of the sea, and he alone in the land;

²⁵ And when she was come in anon (or at once) with haste to the king, she asked, and said, I will that anon, (or I desire, or I want, at once), (that) thou give to me in a dish the head of John (the) Baptist.

²⁶ And the king was sorry for the oath, and for (the) men that sat together at the meat, he would not make her sorry or heavy; (And the king was sorry for the promise that he had made, or for the oath that he had taken, but because of the men who sat there with him at the meal, he would not make her grieved or disappointed;)

²⁷ but he sent a man-queller and commanded, that John’s head were brought in a dish. And (so) he beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸ and brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

²⁹ And when this thing was heard, his disciples came, and took his body, and laid it in a burial, (or and laid it in a tomb, or in a grave).

³⁰ And the apostles came together to Jesus, and told to him all (the) things, that they had done, and taught.

³¹ And he said to them, Come ye by yourselves into a desert place; and rest ye a little. For there were many that came, and went again, and they had not space for to eat (or and they had no time even to eat).

³² And they went into a boat, and went into a desert place by themselves.

³³ And they saw them go away (or And the people saw them go away), and many knew, and they went afoot from all (the) cities, and ran together thither, and came before them.

³⁴ And Jesus went out, and saw much people, and had ruth or mercy on them, (or and had compassion for them), for they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

³⁵ And when it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and the time is now passed;

³⁶ let them go into the next towns and villages, to buy them(selves) meat to eat (or to buy themselves some food to eat).

³⁷ And he answered, and said to them, Give ye (something) to them for to eat. And they said to him, Go we, and buy we loaves with two hundred pence, and (then) we shall give (something) to them for to eat.

³⁸ And he saith to them, How many loaves have ye? Go ye, and see. And when they had known, they say, Five, and two fishes.

³⁹ And he commanded to them, that they should make all men sit to meat by companies (or that they should make everyone to sit down for the meal in groups), on the green hay.

⁴⁰ And they sat down by parts or (in) parties, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And when he had taken the five loaves, and two fishes, he beheld into heaven, and blessed (or and gave thanks), and brake the loaves, and gave (them) to his disciples, (so) that they should set (them) before them. And he parted (the) two fishes to all (or And he divided the two fish among all the people);

⁴² and all ate, and were full-filled. and all ate, and were fulfilled. (and all ate, and were filled full.)

⁴³ And they took (up) the remnants of broken meats, twelve coffins full, and of the fishes. (And they gathered up the remaining pieces of food, that is, of the bread and the fish, twelve baskets full.)

⁴⁴ And they that ate, were five thousand of men.

⁴⁵ And anon he made his disciples to go up into a boat, to pass before him over the sea to Bethsaida, while he left the people. (And at once he made his disciples to go up into a boat, to cross over the lake to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he let the people go, or while he dismissed the people.)

⁴⁶ And when he had left them, he went into an high hill, to pray. (And when he had dismissed them, or had let them go, he went up onto a high hill, or a mountain, to pray.)

⁴⁷ And when it was even(ing), the boat was in the middle or in the midst of the sea, and he alone in the land (or and he was alone on the land);

²⁵ And whanne sche was comun ynne anoon with haast to the kyng, sche axide, and seide, Y wole that anoon thou yyue to me in a dische the heed of Joon Baptist.

²⁶ And the kyng was sori for the ooth, and for men that saten togidere at the meete he wolde not make hir sori;

²⁷ but sente a manqueller and comaundide, that Joones heed were brouyt in a dissche. And he bihedide hym in the prisoun,

²⁸ and brouyte his heed in a disch, and yaf it to the damysel, and the damysel yaf to hir modir.

²⁹ And whanne this thing was herd, hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and leiden it in a biriel.

³⁰ And the apostlis camen togidere to Jhesu, and telden to hym alle thingis, that thei hadden don, and tauyt.

³¹ And he seide to hem, Come ye bi you silf in to a desert place; and reste ye a litil. For there were many that camen, and wenten ayen, and thei hadden not space to ete.

³² And thei yeden in to a boot, and wenten in to a desert place bi hem silf.

³³ And thei sayn hem go awei, and many knewen, and thei wenten afoote fro alle citees, and runnen thidur, and camen bifor hem.

³⁴ And Jhesus yede out, and saiy myche puple, and hadde reuth on hem, for thei weren as scheep not hauynge a scheepherd. And he bigan to teche hem many thingis.

³⁵ And whanne it was forth daies, hise disciplis camen, and seiden, This is a desert place, and the tyme is now passid;

³⁶ lete hem go in to the nexte townes and villagis, to bie hem meete to ete.

³⁷ And he answeride, and seide to hem, Yyue ye to hem to ete. And thei seiden to hym, Go we, and bie we looues with two hundrid pens, and we schulen yyue to hem to ete.

³⁸ And he seith to hem, Hou many looues han ye? Go ye, and se. And whanne thei hadden knowe, thei seien, Fyue, and two fischis.

³⁹ And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden make alle men sitte to mete bi cumpanyes, on greene heye.

⁴⁰ And thei saten doun bi parties, bi hundridis, and bi fifties.

⁴¹ And whanne he hadde take the fyue looues, and twei fischis, he biheelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak looues, and yaf to hise disciplis, that thei schulden sette bifor hem. And he departide twei fischis to alle;

⁴² and alle eeten, and weren fulfillid.

⁴³ And thei token the relifs of brokun metis, twelue cofyns ful, and of the fischis.

⁴⁴ And thei that eeten, weren fyue thousynde of men.

⁴⁵ And anoon he maad hise disciplis to go up in to a boot, to passe bifor hym ouer the se to Bethsaida, the while he lefte the puple.

⁴⁶ And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente in to an hille, to preye.

⁴⁷ And whanne it was euen, the boot was in the myddil of the see, and he aloone in the loond;

²⁵ and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

²⁶ And the king — made very sorrowful — because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,

²⁷ and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

²⁸ and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother;

²⁹ and having heard, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and laid it in the tomb.

³⁰ And the apostles are gathered together unto Jesus, and they told him all, and how many things they did, and how many things they taught,

³¹ and he said to them, 'Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

³² and they went away to a desert place, in the boat, by themselves.

³³ And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognised him, and by land from all the cities they ran thither, and went before them, and came together to him,

³⁴ and having come forth, Jesus saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion on them, that they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach many things.

³⁵ And now the hour being advanced, his disciples having come near to him, say, — 'The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,

³⁶ let them away, that, having gone away to the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy to themselves loaves, for what they may eat they have not.'

³⁷ And he answering said to them, 'Give ye them to eat,' and they say to him, 'Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denaries' worth of loaves, and give to them to eat?'

³⁸ And he saith to them, 'How many loaves have ye? go and see;' and having known, they say, 'Five, and two fishes.'

³⁹ And he commanded them to make all recline in companies upon the green grass,

⁴⁰ and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties.

⁴¹ And having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and was giving to his disciples, that they may set before them, and the two fishes divided he to all,

⁴² and they did all eat, and were filled,

⁴³ and they took up of broken pieces twelve hand-baskets full, and of the fishes,

⁴⁴ and those eating of the loaves were about five thousand men.

⁴⁵ And immediately he constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before to the other side, unto Bethsaida, till he may let the multitude away,

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 upon the land;