Jesus feeds 4,000 plus women and children

32. Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the road." 33. The disciples replied, "And where would we get enough food out here in the wilderness for all of them to eat?" 34. Jesus asked, "How many loaves of bread do you have?" They replied, "Seven, and a few small fish." 35. So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. 36. Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, thanked God for them, broke them into pieces, and gave them to the disciples, who distributed the food to the crowd. 37. They all ate until they were full, and when the scraps were picked up, there were seven large baskets of food left over! 38. There were four thousand men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. 39. Then Jesus sent the people home, and he got into a boat and crossed over to the region of Magadan.

1. About this time another great crowd had gathered, and the people ran out of food again. Jesus called his disciples and told them, 2. "I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. 3. And if I send them home without feeding them, they will faint along the road. For some of them have come a long distance." 4. "How are we supposed to find enough food for them here in the wilderness?" his disciples asked. 5. "How many loaves of bread do you have?" he asked. "Seven," they replied. 6. So Jesus told all the people to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, thanked God for them, broke them into pieces, and gave them to his disciples, who distributed the bread to the crowd. 7. A few small fish were found, too, so Jesus also blessed these and told the disciples to pass them out. 8. They ate until they were full, and when the scraps were picked up, there were seven large baskets of food left over! 9. There were about four thousand people in the crowd that day, and he sent them home after they had eaten. 10. Immediately after this, he got into a boat with his disciples and crossed over to the region of Dalmanutha. 11. When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had arrived, they came to argue with him. Testing him to see if he was from God, they demanded, "Give us a miraculous sign from heaven to prove yourself." 12. When he heard this, he sighed deeply and said, "Why do you people keep demanding a miraculous sign? I assure you, I will not give this generation any such sign." 13. So he got back into the boat and left them, and he crossed to the other side of the lake.