1 In those days, as before, there was a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat; Jesus called his disciples unto him and said unto them, 2 I have mercy on the multitude because they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat; 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for some of them came from afar. 4 And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 6 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and having given thanks, he broke them and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. 7 And they also had a few small fishes; and he blessed them and commanded to set them also before them. 8 So they ate and were filled; and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets. 9 And those that had eaten were about four thousand; and he dispatched them. 10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.