Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
World English Bible
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God some bread of the first fruits: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give to the people, that they may eat.”
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Luke 3:11He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”
2 Corinthians 8:2how in a severe ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their 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 →