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Matthew 14:17

Faith

15 When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

16 “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”

“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

18 “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.

19 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

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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.

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BSB
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
KJV
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
WEB
They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
ASV
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
DARBY
But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.
BLB
And they say to Him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.”
ÅB
De sa til ham: «Vi har ikke mer her enn fem brød og to fisker.»
OTB
De svarte: "Vi har her bare fem brød og to fisker."
B1930
De sa til ham: Vi har ikke mere her enn fem brød og to fisker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 6:5–9

    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

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  • Matthew 15:33–34

    The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

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  • Mark 6:37–38

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

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  • Luke 9:13

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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  • Mark 8:4–5

    His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

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  • Matthew 16:9

    Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

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  • Psalms 78:19–20

    They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

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  • Numbers 11:21–23

    But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

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