Luke 9:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all these people.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But he said to them, 'You give them something to eat.' They replied, 'We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all these people.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} he said{G2036} unto{G4314} them,{G846} Give{G1325} ye{G5210} them{G846} to eat.{G5315} And{G1161} they said,{G2036} We{G2254} have{G1526} no{G3756} more{G4119} than{G2228} five{G4002} loaves{G740} and{G2532} two{G1417} fishes;{G2486} except{G1487} {G3385} we{G2249} should go{G4198} and buy{G59} food{G1033} for{G1519} all{G3956} this{G5126} people.{G2992}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} he said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} them{G846}, Give{G1325}{(G5628)} ye{G5210} them{G846} to eat{G5315}{(G5629)}. And{G1161} they said{G2036}{(G5627)}, We{G2254} have no{G3756}{G1526}{(G5748)} more{G4119} but{G2228} five{G4002} loaves{G740} and{G2532} two{G1417} fishes{G2486}; except{G1509} we{G2249} should go{G4198}{(G5679)} and buy{G59}{(G5661)} meat{G1033} for{G1519} all{G3956} this{G5126} people{G2992}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But he sayde vnto them: Geve ye the to eate. And they sayde. We have no moo but fyve loves and two fisshes except we shuld goo and bye meate for all this people.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But he sayde vnto them: Geue ye them to eate. They sayde: We haue nomore but fyue loaues and two fysshes. Excepte we shulde go & bye meate for so moch people

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But he sayd vnto them, Giue ye them to eate; they sayd, We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should go and buy meate for all this people.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But he said vnto them: Geue ye the to eate. And they said: We haue no mo but fyue loaues and two fisshes, excepte we should go & bye meate for al this people.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But he said unto them, ‹Give ye them to eat.› And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 4:42-43 : 42 And 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 of it. And he said, Give to the people, that they may eat. 43 And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus says the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave some.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty. 25 The generous soul shall be made rich, and he who waters shall be watered also himself.
  • Matt 14:16-17 : 16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat. 17 And they said to him, We have here only five loaves and two fish.
  • Mark 6:37-38 : 37 He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish.
  • John 6:5-9 : 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat? 6 And he said this to test him: for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many?
  • Num 11:21-23 : 21 And Moses said, The people among whom I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and You have said, I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 23 And the LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD's hand shortened? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass to you or not.

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  • Matt 14:15-21
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    15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a deserted place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.

    16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat.

    17 And they said to him, We have here only five loaves and two fish.

    18 He said, Bring them here to me.

    19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke them, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the multitude.

    20 And they all ate and were filled: and they took up twelve baskets full of the leftover fragments.

    21 And those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

  • Mark 6:35-38
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    35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far spent:

    36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

    37 He answered and said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said to him, Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them to eat?

    38 He said to them, How many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fish.

  • John 6:7-13
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    7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

    8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,

    9 There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish: but what are they among so many?

    10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

    11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting; and likewise of the fish as much as they wanted.

    12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.

    13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over after those who had eaten.

  • Luke 9:14-17
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    14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty.

    15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

    16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

    17 And they ate, and were all filled, and twelve baskets of leftover fragments were taken up by them.

  • Matt 15:32-38
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    32 Then Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint on the way.

    33 And his disciples said to him, Where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

    34 And Jesus said to them, How many loaves have you? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish.

    35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

    36 And he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

    37 And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.

    38 And those that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

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    4 And his disciples answered him, From where can anyone satisfy these people with bread here in the wilderness?

    5 And he asked them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven.

    6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.

    7 And they had a few small fish, and he blessed them, and commanded to set them also before them.

    8 So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven baskets of the leftover fragments.

    9 And those who had eaten were about four thousand, and he sent them away.

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    12 And when the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around and lodge, and get provisions; for we are here in a desert place.

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    41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fish he divided among them all.

    42 And they all ate and were filled.

    43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fish.

    44 And those who ate the loaves were about five thousand men.

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    5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat?

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    2 verses
    81%

    19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

    20 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven.

  • Mark 8:1-2
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    1 In those days, the crowd being very large, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

    2 I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:

  • Matt 16:8-10
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    8 Which when Jesus perceived, He said to them, O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves, because you have brought no bread?

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    10 Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

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    5 Then Jesus said to them, Children, do you have any fish? They answered him, No.

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    13 Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and fish likewise.