Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes.
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42And a certain man came from Baalsalisa bringing to the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty leaves of barley, and new corn in his scrip. And he said: Give to the people, that they may eat.
Proverbs 11:24Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
Luke 3:11And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner.
2 Corinthians 8:2That in much experience of tribulation, they have had abundance of joy; and their very deep poverty hath abounded unto the riches of their simplicity.
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 →