Matthew 14:16
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.
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
- KJV
- But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
- WEB
- But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
- ASV
- But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.
- DARBY
- But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give *ye* them to eat.
- BLB
- But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away. You⁺ give them [something] to eat.”
- ÅB
- Men Jesus sa til dem: «De behøver ikke å gå bort. Gi dere dem å spise!»
- OTB
- Men Jesus svarte: "Det er ikke nødvendig for dem å dra; dere skal gi dem noe å spise."
- B1930
- Men Jesus sa til dem: De har ikke nødig å gå bort; gi I dem å ete!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 4:42–44
And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:2–3
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Read in contextJohn 13:29
For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.
Read in contextProverbs 11:24
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Read in contextLuke 3:11
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Read in contextJob 31:16–17
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Read in context2 Corinthians 9:7–8
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
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