Matthew 14:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.”
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BSBPD
““We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And they say to him, `We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 14:17 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 11:21But 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.’
- Psalms 78:19They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
- Matthew 15:33The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
- Matthew 16:9Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
- Mark 6:37But 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?”
- Mark 8:4His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
- Luke 9:13But 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.”
- John 6:5When 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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