Matthew 14:17
And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
18And he said, Give them to me.
Cross References
Numbers 11:21Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.
Matthew 15:33And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?
Mark 6:37But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?
Luke 9:13But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.
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 →