Matthew 14:15
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: The place is desert, and the time is already passed away; dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
14And going forth he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and he healed their sick.
16But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; give ye them to eat.
Cross References
Matthew 15:23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Dismiss her; because she cries after us.
Mark 8:3and if I dismiss them fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way; and some of them have come from afar.
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 →