Mark 6:30–44 · BSB
6:30
Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
6:31
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
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6:32
So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
6:33
But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
6:34
When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
6:35
By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
6:36
Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
6:37
But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
6:38
“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
6:39
Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.
6:40
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
6:41
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
6:42
They all ate and were satisfied,
6:43
and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.
6:44
And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
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