9 ¹⁰ On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. 9 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. 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 villages and country round about, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a lonely place." 9 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." 9 ¹⁴ For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each." 9 ¹⁵ And they did so, and made them all sit down. 9 ¹⁶ And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 9 ¹⁷ And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what was left over, twelve baskets of broken pieces.