18 Jesus said, “Bring the bread and the fish to me.”
19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves of bread and the two fish. He looked into the sky and thanked God for the food. Then he broke the bread into pieces, which he gave to the followers, and they gave the food to the people.
20 Everyone ate until they were full. When they finished eating, the followers filled twelve baskets with the pieces of food that were not eaten.
21 There were about 5000 men there who ate. There were also women and children who ate.
22 Then Jesus made the followers get into the boat. He told them to go to the other side of the lake. He said he would come later. He stayed there to tell everyone they could go home.
23 After Jesus said goodbye to the people, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. It was late, and he was there alone.
24 By this time the boat was already a long way from shore. Since the wind was blowing against it, the boat was having trouble because of the waves.