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A child is here, that hath five barley loaves and two fishes; but what be these among so many?

10 Therefore Jesus saith, Make them sit to the meat [Make ye men to sit at the meat]. And there was much hay in the place. And so men sat to the meat, as five thousand in number [Therefore men sat at the meat, in number as five thousand].

11 And Jesus took [the] five loaves, and when he had done thankings, he parted to the men that sat to the meat [he parted to men sitting at the meat], and also of the fishes, as much as they would.

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“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”(A)

10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks,(B) and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

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