08.01.2020 Gospel Matthew Chapter 14

The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

When Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been killed, he left the place he was and you went to a deserted place by crossing the water. When people heard what he had done, they followed after him on foot. And when he disembarked from the boat he saw this large crowd of people, and he had compassion on them. And he spent the rest of the day hearing those who were ill. His disciples came to him and said, "We are in a deserted place and the day is almost over. Send these people to the villages and to the towns to buy food for themselves."

Jesus said to them, "There is no reason to send them to buy food. You feed them." And they said, "We don't have enough. All we have is five loaves of bread and two fish." Jesus said, "Bring them to me." So when they brought them the loaves and the fish, Jesus asked the people to sit down on the grass. Then he took the loaves of bread and the fish, and he raised his eyes to heaven. He prayed the blessing. He broke them and he gave them to the disciples who in turn, gave them to all the people. And everyone ate and all were satisfied. And lest anything be lost, they gathered up the fragments. And the fragments filled 12 baskets. Now there were more than 5,000 people who ate that day. 

The gospel of the Lord.