KJV King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
WEB World English Bible
But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
ASV American Standard Version
But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, ‘They have no need to go away—give ye them to eat.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 14
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 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.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heοὐG3756 · ounoχρείανG5532 · chreianeedἔχουσινG2192 · echōto have/beἀπελθεῖν·G565 · aperchomaito go awayδότεG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouφαγεῖν.G5315 · phageinto eat
Cross-references
2 Kings 4:42-44And there came a man from Baalshalisha, 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.2 Corinthians 8:2-3How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.Ecclesiastes 11:2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.John 13:29For 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.Luke 3:11He 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.Job 31:16-17If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;2 Corinthians 9:7-8Every 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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