Mat 14:13-36, Luk 9:10-17, Joh 6:1-24 | ESV | STEP | Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself . But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns .

13 Now when Jesus heard this, ^ahe withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When he went ashore he ^bsaw a great crowd, and ^che had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; ^dsend the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “They need not go away; ^eyou give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” 18 And he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19 Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, ^fhe looked up to heaven and ^gsaid a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. 21 And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Jesus Walks on the Water

22 ^hImmediately he ⁱmade the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, ^jhe went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When ^kevening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was a long way ^{▼▼Greek many stadia, a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters} from the land, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts was out on the sea} beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And ⁿin the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, ^othey were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, ^p“Take heart; it is I. ^qDo not be afraid.”

28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and ^rwalked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts strong wind} he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, ^t“Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, ^u“O you of little faith, why did you ^vdoubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, ^wthe wind ceased. 33 And ^xthose in the boat ^yworshiped him, saying, ^z“Truly you are ^aathe Son of God.”

Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret

34 ^abAnd when they had crossed over, they came to land at ^acGennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and ^adbrought to him all who were sick 36 and implored him that they might only touch ^aethe fringe of his garment. And ^afas many as touched it were made well.

Luke 9:10-17

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

10 On their return ^agthe apostles told him all that they had done. ^ahAnd he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he ^aiwelcomed them and ^ajspoke to them of the kingdom of God and ^akcured those who had need of healing. 12 Now ^althe day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, ^am“Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” 13 But he said to them, ^an“You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than ^aofive loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, ^aphe looked up to heaven and ^aqsaid a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

John 6:1-24

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

1 After this ^arJesus went away to the other side of ^asthe Sea of Galilee, which is ^atthe Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3 Jesus went up on ^authe mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4 Now ^avthe Passover, the ^awfeast of the Jews, was at hand. 5 ^axLifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to ^ayPhilip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 ^azPhilip answered him, “Two hundred denarii ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, ^bbAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five ^bcbarley loaves and two fish, but ^bdwhat are they for so many?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” ^beNow there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and ^bfwhen he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated. So also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, ^bg“This is indeed ^bhthe Prophet ^biwho is to come into the world!”

15 ^bjPerceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus ^bkwithdrew again to ^blthe mountain by himself.

Jesus Walks on Water

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, ^{▼▼Greek twenty-five or thirty stadia; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters} they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened. 20 ^bnBut he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

I Am the Bread of Life

22 On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only ^boone boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. 23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord ^bphad given thanks. 24 ^bqSo when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and ^brwent to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.