The apostles1 gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they
had done and taught.231 Then, because so many people were coming
and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,3 he said
to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get
some rest."32 So they went away by themselves in a boat4 to a
solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them
and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on
them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.5 So he
began teaching them many things. By this time it was late in the
day, so his disciples came to him. "This is a remote place,"
they said, "and it's already very late. Send the people away so
they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy
themselves something to eat." But he answered, "You give them
something to eat."6 They said to him, "That would take eight
months of a man's wagesa ! Are we to go and spend that much on
bread and give i