¹¹ When the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them,^(A) spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

¹² Late in the day,^(B) the Twelve approached and said to him, “Send the crowd away,^(C) so that they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

¹³ “You give them something to eat,” he told them.

“We have no more than five loaves^(D) and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”