Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand
In those days, when there was again a big crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus summoned the disciples and said to them: “I feel pity for the crowd, because it is already three days that they have remained near me and they have nothing to eat; and if I should send them off to their homes fasting, they will give out on the road. Indeed, some of them are from far away.” But Jesus disciples answered him: “From where will anybody here in an isolated place be able to satisfy these people with loaves?” Still Jesus went on to ask them: How many loaves have you?” They said: “Seven.” And Jesus instructed the crowd to recline on the ground, and Jesus took the seven loaves, gave thanks, broke them, and began to give them to his disciples to serve, and they served them to the crowd. They also had a few little fishes; and, having blessed these, Jesus told the disciples also to serve these. Accordingly they ate and were satisfied, and they took up surpluses of fragments, seven provision baskets full. Yet there were about four thousand. Finally he sent them away. And immediately Jesus boarded the boat with his disciples and came into the region of Dalmanutha.
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