The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Mk 6:30-44)

30The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.  31And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while.”  For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.  32And they went away in the boat to a lonely place by themselves.  33Now many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them.  34As he landed he saw a great throng, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.  35And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late; 36send them away, to go into the country and villages round about and buy themselves something to eat.”  37But 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?”  38And he said to them, “How many loaves have you?  Go and see.”  And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.”  39Then he commanded them all to sit down by companies upon the green grass.  40So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.  41And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all.  42And they all ate and were satisfied.  43And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.  44And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

The Feeding of the Four Thousand (Mk 8:1-10)

1In 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; 3and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come a long way.”  4And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these men with bread here in the desert?”  5And he asked them, “How many loaves have you?”  They said, “Seven.”  6And he commanded 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.  7And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he commanded that these also should be set before them.  8And they ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.  9And there were about four thousand people.  10And he sent them away; and immediately he got into the boat with his disciples, and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

The Revised Standard Version was used for the above texts.