Matthew 15:29-39

29When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

31As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

32Then Jesus called the disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

33The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

34Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven – and a few small fish.”

35After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

38Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

39After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.