¹⁹ Then he ·told [commanded; ordered] the people to ·sit down [recline] on the grass. He took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking to heaven, he ·thanked God for [blessed] the food. Jesus ·divided [broke] the bread and gave it to his ·followers [disciples], who gave it to the people. ²⁰ All the people ate and were satisfied. Then ·the followers [^Lthey] filled twelve baskets with the leftover pieces of food. ²¹ There were about five thousand men there who ate, not counting women and children.