Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17They said to him, “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.”
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42A man came from Baal Shalishah to the man of God and brought twenty loaves of barley bread in his sack from the new harvest, and fresh ears of grain. He said, “Give this to the people so they can eat.”
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters—he will accumulate even more; 1 another withholds what he should give—he comes to poverty. 1
Luke 3:11He answered and said to them, “If someone has two tunics, he should share it with a person who has none, and the one having food should do the same.”
2 Corinthians 8:2During a great test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extremity of their poverty have produced great riches of 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 →