John 6:1-10

1 After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee (some call it Tiberias).

2 A huge crowd followed him, attracted by the miracles they had seen him do among the sick.

3 When he got to the other side, he climbed a hill and sat down, surrounded by his disciples.

4 It was nearly time for the Feast of Passover, kept annually by the Jews.

5 When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread to feed these people?"

6 He said this to stretch Philip's faith. He already knew what he was going to do.

7 Philip answered, "Two hundred silver pieces wouldn't be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece."

8 One of the disciples - it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter - said,

9 "There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that's a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this."

10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them.