Matthew 14:17
“We have nothing here,” they said, “except five loaves and two fish.”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16But Jesus said, “They need not go away, it is for you to give them something to eat.”
18“Bring them here to me,” was his reply.
Cross References
Matthew 15:33“Where can we,” his disciples asked, “in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?”
Mark 6:37But Jesus answered, “It is for you to give them something to eat.” “Are we to go and spend almost a year’s wages on bread,” they asked, “to give them to eat?”
Luke 9:13But Jesus said, “It is for you to give them something to eat.” “We have not more than five loaves and two fish,” they answered. “Unless indeed we are to go and buy 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 →