Mark 6:31-39

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.

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

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

³⁴When 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.

³⁵It 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.

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

³⁷But 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.”

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