Matthew 14:17
And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
In Context
16And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away — give ye them to eat.'
18And he said, 'Bring ye them to me hither.'
Cross References
Numbers 11:21And Moses saith, 'Six hundred thousand footmen [are] the people in whose midst I [am]; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!
Matthew 15:33And his disciples say to him, 'Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'
Mark 6:37And he answering said to them, 'Give ye them to eat,' and they say to him, 'Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denaries' worth of loaves, and give to them to eat?'
Luke 9:13And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'
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 →