Matthew 14:17
Then saide they vnto him, Wee haue here but fiue loaues, and two fishes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16But Iesus saide to them, They haue no neede to goe away: giue yee them to eate.
18And he saide, Bring them hither to me.
Cross References
Numbers 11:21And Moses saide, Six hundreth thousande footemen are there of the people, among whom I am: and thou saiest, I will giue them flesh, that they may eate a moneth long.
Matthew 15:33And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great a multitude!
Mark 6:37But he answered, and said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they said vnto him, Shall we goe, and buy two hundreth peny worth of bread, and giue them to eate?
Luke 9:13But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate. And they sayd, We haue no more but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this 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 →