ESV 10 On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. MSG 10 The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida. ESV 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. MSG 11 But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed. ESV 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." MSG 12 As the day declined, the Twelve said, "Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the farms or villages around here and get a room for the night and a bite to eat. We're out in the middle of nowhere." ESV 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." MSG 13 "You feed them," Jesus said. ESV 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each." MSG 14 (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) ESV 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. MSG 15 They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated. ESV 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. MSG 16 He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd. ESV 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. MSG 17 After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.
MSG 10 The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida. MSG 11 But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed. MSG 12 As the day declined, the Twelve said, "Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the farms or villages around here and get a room for the night and a bite to eat. We're out in the middle of nowhere." MSG 13 "You feed them," Jesus said. MSG 14 (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) MSG 15 They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated. MSG 16 He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd. MSG 17 After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up.