Shared Word Translation
Mark 6
The Return of the Apostles
The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a little.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.
Compassion for the Crowd
Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. And when he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late. Send them away, so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”
Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. Those who had eaten the loaves were five thousand men.