Matthew 14:17
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.
18And he said, Bring them hither to me.
Cross References
Numbers 11:21And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
Matthew 15:33And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place, as to fill so great a multitude?
Mark 6:37But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
Luke 9:13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should 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 →