Matthew 14:15

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, and said to him: This is a desert place, and the time is gone; send away the throngs of people, that they may go to the villages, and buy themselves food.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

14And when Jesus disembarked, he saw great multitudes; and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

16But he said to them: It is not necessary for them to go; give ye them to eat.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and requested of him, and said: Send her away, for she crieth after us.

Mark 8:3And if I send them to their homes fasting, they will faint by the way: for some of them have come from a great distance.

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 →

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