Mark 6:39-56 ▼

39 Then he ordered them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

42 All of them ate and were filled.

43 Then the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of leftover bread and fish.

44 There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.

45 Jesus immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away.

46 After saying goodbye to them, he went up on a hillside to pray.

47 When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while he was alone on the land.

48 He saw that his disciples were straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he came to them, walking on the sea. He intended to go up right beside them,

49 but when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and began to scream.

50 All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, |Have courage! It's me. Stop being afraid!|

51 Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped blowing. The disciples were utterly astounded,

52 because they didn't understand the significance of the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

53 When they had crossed over, they came ashore at Gennesaret and anchored the boat.

54 As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus.

55 They ran all over the countryside and began carrying the sick on their mats to any place where they heard he was.

56 Wherever he went, whether into villages, towns, or farms, people would place their sick in the marketplaces and beg him to let them touch even the tassel of his garment, and everyone who touched it was healed.