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The Book of Mark, Chapter 6, Verse 36

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35
And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time [is] far passed:
King James Version
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
American Standard Version
send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.
New English Translation
Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.
World English Bible
Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."
37
He answered and said unto them, ‹Give ye them to eat.› And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38
He saith unto them, ‹How many loaves have ye? go and see.› And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42
And they did all eat, and were filled.
43
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
46
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.