See now, how those who are disciples of Christ grow in love to man, for they pity the multitudes, and come to Christ to intercede for them. But the Lord tried them, to see whether they would know that His power was great enough to feed them.
Wherefore it goes on: “He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat.”
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).