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Feeding the Five Thousand

Feeding the Five Thousand: a short retelling of the Bible story from John 6 for children, with questions, a memory verse and an activity.

A large crowd followed Jesus, and in the evening they were hungry. A boy had five loaves of bread and two fish. Jesus thanked God for the food and gave it to his disciples to share, and everybody ate until they were full. There were twelve baskets of leftovers.

Read it in the Bible

This story is in John chapter 6 of the Bible.

A verse to remember

“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
John 6:9, World English Bible

Questions to talk about

  1. What did the boy give?
  2. What happened when Jesus gave thanks?
  3. What can you share?

An activity

Share a snack with a friend and say thank you before eating.

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Where is this story in the Bible?

John, chapter 6.

The stories are simple retellings for children and are not a substitute for reading the Bible. Churches teach the stories in different ways; adapt to your own tradition.