Mateus 15

The Feeding of the Four Thousand

32 Then Jesus called his disciples over and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have stayed with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without having eaten, lest they faint on the way." 33 *15:33 His ¦ The CTHis disciples said to him, "Where can we get so many loaves in such a desolate place to fill such a large crowd?" 34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." 35 So he commanded the crowds to sit down on the ground, 36 and taking the seven loaves and the fish, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to *15:36 his ¦ the CThis disciples, and the disciples gave them to the *15:36 crowd ¦ crowds ANT CTcrowd. 37 They all ate and were filled, and the disciples picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38 Besides women and children, there were four thousand men who had eaten.