Matthew 14:17
They said to him, “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
18Jesus said, “Bring them to me.”
Cross References
Numbers 11:21Then Moses said, “I am with 600,000 people, and you have said, 'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month.'
Matthew 15:33The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy so large a crowd?”
Mark 6:37But he answered and said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “Can we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”
Luke 9:13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we 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 →