Mark 6:30-53

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

³¹Because 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.”

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

³³But 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.

³⁴Well 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.

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

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

³⁷But 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?”

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

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

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

⁴¹And 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.

⁴²Well they all ate and were filled.

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

⁴⁴There were five thousand men who ate the loaves.

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

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

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

⁴⁸And He saw them straining at rowing, because the wind was against them. Well about the fourth watch of the night He comes to them walking on the water, and would have passed by them;

⁴⁹but they saw Him walking on the water, supposed He was a ghost, and yelled!

⁵⁰Because they all saw Him and were terrified. Immediately He spoke with them and said: “Have courage! It is I; don't be afraid!”

⁵¹Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were totally astounded within themselves, and kept marveling.

⁵²Because they had not understood about the loaves—their hearts had been hardened.

⁵³After they had crossed over, they came to the land of Genesaret and anchored there.