#religion/christianity  The story of Jesus feeding 5000 people is mentioned in multiple places in the New Testament of the Bible. The primary references are found in Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17, and John 6:1-14. > [!bible]- [John 6:1-14 - NIV](https://bolls.life/NIV/43/6/) > Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand > 1. Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), > 2. and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. > 3. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. > 4. The Jewish Passover Feast was near. > 5. When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" > 6. He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. > 7. Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!" > 8. Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, > 9. "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" > 10. Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. > 11. Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. > 12. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." > 13. So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. > 14. After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world."