The apostles ​ — most of whom had no doubt shared in distributing food to the crowds whom Jesus had miraculously fed — ​ saw that it was more important for them to focus on spiritual feeding.
Para rasul, yang sebagian besar ikut membagikan makanan kepada kumpulan orang yang Yesus beri makan secara mukjizat, menyadari bahwa mereka perlu lebih mengutamakan pemberian makanan rohani.