Jul 28, 2024
1 Jesus went to
the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of
Tiberias. 2 A large crowd
kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing
for the sick. 3 Jesus went up
the mountain and sat down there with his
disciples. 4 Now the
Passover, the festival of the Jews, was
near. 5 When he
looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to
Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for
these people to eat?” 6 He
said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to
do. 7 Philip
answered him, “Six months’ wages 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 boy here who has five
barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many
people?” 10 Jesus
said, “Make the people sit
down.”
Now there was a
great deal of grass in the place;
so they sat
down, about five thousand in all. 11 Then Jesus
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 When they
were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left
over, so that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they
gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves,
left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve
baskets. 14 When the
people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say,
“This is indeed the prophet who
is to come into the world.”
15 When Jesus
realized that they were about to come and take
him by force to make
him king, he 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 Capernaum. It was now dark, and
Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea
became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had
rowed about three or four miles, they saw
Jesus walking
on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were
terrified. 20 But he said
to them, “It is I; do not be
afraid.” 21 Then they
wanted to take him into the boat