Jesus told the people to sit on the ground.
Jesus asked, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”
Jesus took the seven loaves of bread and the fish. Then Jesus gave thanks to God for the food. Jesus divided the food and gave it to the followers. The followers gave the food to the people.
Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down.” This was a very grassy place. There were about 5,000 men that sat down there.