A crowd of some 5,000 men, besides women and young children, are with Jesus and his disciples at a deserted place in the vicinity of Bethsaida, a village on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee. Upon seeing the crowd, Jesus is moved with pity for the people, so he heals the sick among them and teaches them many things about God’s Kingdom.
संध्याकाळ होऊ लागते तेव्हा, येशूचे शिष्य त्याला लोकांना निरोप देण्याची विनंती करतात, जेणेकरून लोक आसपासच्या गावांत जाऊन स्वतःकरता अन्‍न विकत घेतील.