5 Gesù dunque, alzati gli occhi e vedendo che una gran folla veniva a lui, disse a Filippo: Dove comprerem noi del pane perché questa gente abbia da mangiare?6 Diceva così per provarlo; perché sapeva bene quel che stava per fare.7 Filippo gli rispose: Dugento denari di pane non bastano perché ciascun di loro n’abbia un pezzetto.8 Uno de’ suoi discepoli, Andrea, fratello di Simon Pietro, gli disse:9 V’è qui un ragazzo che ha cinque pani d’orzo e due pesci; ma che cosa sono per tanta gente?10 Gesù disse: Fateli sedere. Or v’era molt’erba in quel luogo. La gente dunque si sedette, ed eran circa cinquemila uomini.11 Gesù quindi prese i pani; e dopo aver rese grazie, li distribuì alla gente seduta; lo stesso fece de’ pesci, quanto volevano.12 E quando furon saziati, disse ai suoi discepoli: Raccogliete i pezzi avanzati, ché nulla se ne perda.13 Essi quindi li raccolsero, ed empiron dodici ceste di pezzi che di que’ cinque pani d’orzo erano avanzati a quelli che avean mangiato.14 La gente dunque, avendo veduto il miracolo che Gesù avea fatto, disse: Questi è certo il profeta che ha da venire al mondo.
Luke 9
12 Or il giorno cominciava a declinare; e i dodici, accostatisi, gli dissero: Licenzia la moltitudine, affinché se ne vada per i villaggi e per le campagne d’intorno per albergarvi e per trovarvi da mangiare, perché qui siamo in un luogo deserto.13 Ma egli disse loro: Date lor voi da mangiare. Ed essi risposero: Noi non abbiamo altro che cinque pani e due pesci; se pur non andiamo noi a comprar dei viveri per tutto questo popolo.14 Poiché v’eran cinquemila uomini. Ed egli disse ai suoi discepoli: Fateli accomodare a cerchi d’una cinquantina.15 E così li fecero accomodar tutti.16 Poi Gesù prese i cinque pani e i due pesci; e levati gli occhi al cielo, li benedisse, li spezzò e li dava ai suoi discepoli per metterli dinanzi alla gente.17 E tutti mangiarono e furon sazi; e de’ pezzi loro avanzati si portaron via dodici ceste.
Mark 6
35 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.36 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”37 But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”38 And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”39 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.40 So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.41 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.42 And they all ate and were satisfied.43 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
Mark 8
1 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.”4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?”5 And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.”6 And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.7 And they had a few small fish. And having blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.8 And they ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
