They all ate until they were full, then gathered up twelve baskets full of the remaining broken pieces.
Those eating numbered about five thousand men, in addition to the women and children.
And the disciples said to Him, “Where will we get enough loaves of bread to feed a large crowd in [such] a deserted place [as this]?”
“Those persons who have an appetite for whatever is right are blessed because they will be satisfied.
He has filled the hungry with good things and has sent the rich away empty-handed.
They all ate until they were full, then gathered up twelve baskets [full] of the remaining broken pieces.
Philip answered Him, “Not even two hundred coins’ worth of bread would be enough to feed them if everyone ate only a little bit.” [Note: The amount here indicated was two hundred twelve-hour days of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $21,600 in 2005].