The people had arranged themselves in the required order wondering what was to be done, but their amazement knew no bounds when the problem was solved, and they beheld food portioned out to that vast assembly from the slender store scarcely sufficient for a score of persons. The food did not diminish, as Jesus handed it to his disciples, who in their turn served the people. As often as they returned to him for a fresh supply, it was furnished them. After all had been satisfied, he directed the disciples to gather up the fragments that nothing might be lost; and the broken fragments filled twelve baskets. {2SP 262.2}

Folket havde sat sig ned i den orden, som Jesus bød, og undrede sig over, hvad han ville gøre. Men deres forbavselse blev grænseløs, da de så, hvorledes der blev uddelt mad til den store forsamling af det lille forråd, som næppe var tilstrækkeligt for tyve personer. forrådet formindskedes ikke, eftersom Jesus gav det til disciplene, og de frembar det for folket. Hver gang de kom tilbage for at få mere, fik de tilstrækkelig. Efter alle var blevet mætte, bød han disciplene at opsamle levningerne, og intet skulle spildes, og de opsamlede levninger fyldte tolv kurve.