Orderingthe peopleto sit downon the grass,He tookthe fiveloavesand the twofish,and lookingup towardheaven,He blessed[the food], and breakingthe loavesHe gavethem to the disciples,and the disciples[gave them] to the crowds,
And He said,"Bringthem hereto Me."
And He commandedthem allto sit downby groupson the greengrass.
And He tookthe fiveloavesand the twofish,and lookingup towardheaven,He blessed[the food] and brokethe loavesand He kept giving[them] to the disciplesto set beforethem; and He dividedup the twofishamong them all.
and lookingup to heavenwith a deep sigh,He saidto him, "Ephphatha!"that is, "Be opened!"
And when He had takena cup[and] given thanks,He said,"Takethisand shareit amongyourselves;
And when He had taken[some] bread[and] given thanks,He brokeit and gaveit to them, saying,"Thisis My bodywhich is givenfor you; dothisin remembranceof Me."
WhenHe had reclined[at the table] with them, He tookthe breadand blessed[it], and breaking[it], He [began] giving[it] to them.
(For there were aboutfive thousandmen.)And He saidto His disciples,"Have them sit down[to eat] in groupsof aboutfiftyeach."
ThenHe tookthe fiveloavesand the twofish,and lookingup to heaven,He blessedthem, and broke[them], and kept giving[them] to the disciplesto set beforethe people.
Sothey removedthe stone.ThenJesusraisedHis eyes,and said,"Father,I thankYou that You have heardMe.
There cameothersmall boatsfrom Tiberiasnearto the placewherethey atethe breadafter the Lordhad given thanks.
Having saidthis,he tookbreadand gave thanksto Godin the presenceof all,and he brokeit and beganto eat.
He who observesthe day,observesit for the Lord,and he who eats,doessofor the Lord,for he givesthanksto God;and he who eatsnot, for the Lordhe does not eat,and gives thanksto God.
Is not the cupof blessingwhichwe blessa sharingin the bloodof Christ?Is not the breadwhichwe breaka sharingin the bodyof Christ?
Whether,then,you eatordrinkorwhateveryou do,doallto the gloryof God.
and when He had given thanks,He brokeit and said,"Thisis My body,which is for you; dothisin remembranceof Me."
Whateveryou doin wordordeed,[do] allin the nameof the LordJesus,giving thanksthroughHim to Godthe Father.
"As soon as you enterthe cityyou will findhim beforehe goesup to the highplaceto eat,for the peoplewill not eatuntilhe comes,becausehe must blessthe sacrifice;afterwardthose who are invitedwill eat.Nowtherefore, goup for you will findhim at once."
