Matthew 14:16
"They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat."
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
In Context
17"We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish."
Cross References
Luke 3:11"Let the man who has two coats," he answered, "give one to the man who has none; and let the man who has food share it with others."
2 Corinthians 8:2how, while passing through great trouble, their boundless joy even amid their deep poverty has overflowed to increase their generous 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 →