Matthew 14:16
“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Luke 3:11John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
2 Corinthians 8:2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich 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 →