1After this, Jesus went away across the sea of Galilee, that is, the sea of Tiberias.2A great crowd followed him, because they had seen the signs that he performed on the sick.3Jesus went up the mountain and sat there with his disciples.4The Jewish Passover festival was near.5Jesus therefore lifted up his eyes and saw that a great crowd was coming toward him. He said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?"6He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.7Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to receive a little."8One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,9"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.11Jesus then took the loaves, and after he had given thanks he distributed them to those who were seated, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.12When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing may be lost."13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.14When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, "This is truly the prophet who is to come into the world."15Jesus therefore perceived that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, and he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.