Luke 9:3-17

3And He said to them, “1Take nothing for your journey, 2neither a staff, nor a 3bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have 4two tunics apiece. 4Whatever house you enter, stay there 5until you leave that city. 5And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, 6shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 6Departing, they began going 7throughout the villages, 8preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

79Now 10Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that 11John had risen from the dead, 8and by some that 12Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again. 9Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And 13he kept trying to see Him.

1014When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. 15Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called 16Bethsaida. 11But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.

12Now the day 17was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get 18something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.” 13But He said to them, “You give them something to eat!” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and buy food for all these people.” 14(For there were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, “Have them 19sit down to eat 20in groups of about fifty each.” 15They did so, and had them all 21sit down. 16Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the 22people. 17And they all ate and were satisfied; and 23the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve 24baskets full.