Matthew 15:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?””
A short, plain-language explanation of Matthew 15:33 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And his disciples say to him, `Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 15:33 — 7 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.’
- 2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
- Matthew 14:15When 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.”
- 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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