Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart. Give ye them to eat.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17And they say to him, We have not here, except five loaves and two fishes.
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42And a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, Give to the people that they may eat.
Proverbs 11:24There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
Luke 3:11And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.
2 Corinthians 8:2that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity,
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:14-22
The Five Thousand Fed. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But… Read the whole commentary →