⁶ Then He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks, broke^(A) the loaves, and kept on giving them to His disciples to set before the people. So they served the loaves to the crowd. ⁷ They also had a few small fish, and when He had blessed them, He said these were to be served as well. ⁸ They ate and were filled. Then they collected seven large baskets of leftover pieces.