Matthew 14:17
And they said to him: We have nothing here but five cakes and two fishes.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16But he said to them: It is not necessary for them to go; give ye them to eat.
18Jesus said to them: Bring them here to me.
Cross References
Matthew 15:33His disciples say to him: Whence can we get bread in the wilderness, to satisfy all this multitude?
Mark 6:37And he said to them: Give ye them to eat. They say to him: Shall we go and buy bread of the value of two hundred denarii, and give them to eat?
Luke 9:13Jesus said to then: Give ye them to eat. And they say: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless we go and buy food 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 →