Matthew 14:17
They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
World English Bible British
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 don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
18He said, “Bring them here to me.”
Cross References
Numbers 11:21Moses said, “The people, amongst whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month.’
Matthew 15:33The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
Mark 6:37But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give them something to eat?”
Luke 9:13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should 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 →