2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 33 And his disciples say unto 4 And his disciples answered him, Whence should we have so him, From whence can a man much bread in the wilderness, satisfy these _men_ with bread as to fill so great a here in the wilderness? multitude? 34 And Jesus saith unto them, 5 And he asked them, How many How many loaves have ye? And loaves have ye? And they said, they said, Seven, and a few Seven. little fishes. 35 And he commanded the 6 And he commanded the people multitude to sit down on the to sit down on the ground: and ground. he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before _them_; and they did set _them_ before the people. 36 And he took the seven 7 And they had a few small loaves and the fishes, and fishes: and he blessed, and gave thanks, and brake _them_, commanded to set them also and gave to his disciples, and before _them_. the disciples to the multitude. 37 And they did all eat, and 8 So they did eat, and were were filled: and they took up filled: and they took up of of the broken _meat_ that was the broken _meat_ that was left seven baskets full. left, seven baskets. 38 And they that did eat were 9 And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides about four thousand: and he women and children. sent them away. § 70. The Pharisees and Sadducees again require a sign. _Near Magdala._