Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in its husk. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat.
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Luke 3:11He answereth and saith to them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do likewise.
2 Corinthians 8:2That in a great trial of affliction, the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded to the riches of their liberality.
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 →