Feeding the Four Thousand

Matthew 15

Matthew 15:32 And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”

Matthew 15:33 And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”

Matthew 15:34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

Matthew 15:35 And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.

Matthew 15:36 And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.

Matthew 15:37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.

Matthew 15:38 But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.

Matthew 15:39 And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.