| 1 After this Jesus went
to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberi-as.
2 And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which
he did on those who were diseased. 3 Jesus went up on the mountain,
and there sat down with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast
of the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing
that a multitude was coming to him, Jesus said to Philip, "How
are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?" 6 This
he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip
answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread
for each of them to get a little." 8 One of his disciples,
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 "There is a lad
here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they
among so many?" 10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down."
Now there was much grass in the place; so the men sat down, in number
about five thousand. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and when he
had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated;
so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten
their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments
left over, that nothing may be lost." 13 So they gathered them
up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley
loaves, left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the
sign which he had done, they said, "This is indeed the prophet
who is to come into the world!" |
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15 Perceiving then that
they were about to come and take him by force to make him king,
Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself. 16 When evening
came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and
started across the sea to Caperna-um. It was now dark, and Jesus
had not yet come to them. 18 The sea rose because a strong wind
was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they
saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat. They
were frightened, 20 but he said to them, "It is I; do not be
afraid." 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat,
and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. |
