3 Iisus s-a suit pe munte şi acolo s-a aşezat jos cu ucenicii lui.4 Paştele, sărbătoarea iudeilor, era aproape.5 Iisus a ridicat ochii şi a văzut că o mare mulţime venea spre El. Şi i-a spus lui Filip: „De unde vom cumpăra pâine să mănânce aceştia?”6 Dar spunea aceasta ca să-l încerce, căci El ştia ce urma să facă.7 Filip i-a răspuns: „Pâine de două sute de dinari nu le-ar fi de ajuns ca să primească fiecare măcar câte puţin.”8 Unul dintre ucenicii lui, Andrei, fratele lui Simon Petru, i-a spus:9 „Este aici un băieţel care are cinci pâini de orz şi doi peşti, dar ce înseamnă acestea pentru atât de mulţi?”10 Iisus a spus: „Puneţi-i pe oameni să se aşeze.” În acel loc era multă iarbă. Aşadar s-au aşezat; bărbaţii, cam cinci mii la număr.11 Iisus a luat pâinile şi, după ce a adus mulţumire, le-a împărţit celor aşezaţi şi la fel şi din peşti, cât au voit.12 După ce s-au săturat, le-a spus ucenicilor: „Adunaţi fărâmiturile care au rămas, ca să nu se piardă nimic.”13 Au strâns deci şi au umplut douăsprezece coşuri cu fărâmituri care rămăseseră de la cei care mâncaseră din cele cinci pâini de orz.14 Iar oamenii care văzuseră semnul pe care îl făcuse spuneau: „Într-adevăr acesta este profetul care trebuia să vină în lume.”
Luke 9
12 Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.”13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.”14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”15 And they did so, and had them all sit down.16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
Mark 6
33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.34 When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.42 And they all ate and were satisfied.43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
