Matthew 14:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and asked him, saying, Send her away; for she cries after us.
  • Mark 6:35-36 : 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.
  • Mark 8:3 : 3 And if I send them away fasting to their own homes, they will faint on the way, for many of them came from far.
  • Luke 9:12 : 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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  • Mark 6:34-38
    5 verses
    88%

    34And Jesus, when he came out, saw many people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

    35And 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:

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

    37He 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?

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

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    87%

    12And 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.

    13But 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.

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

  • Matt 14:16-23
    8 verses
    83%

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

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

    18He said, Bring them here to me.

    19And 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.

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

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

    22And immediately Jesus made his disciples get into a ship and go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

    23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain by himself to pray: and when evening came, he was there alone.

  • Matt 15:32-39
    8 verses
    80%

    32Then 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.

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

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

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

    36And 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.

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

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

    39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

  • Mark 8:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1In those days, the crowd being very large, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said to them,

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

    3And if I send them away fasting to their own homes, they will faint on the way, for many of them came from far.

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

  • Mark 6:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31And he said to them, Come apart by yourselves into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

    32And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

  • John 6:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

    17And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was dark, and Jesus had not come to them.

  • Matt 14:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13When Jesus heard of it, he departed from there by ship into a deserted place apart: and when the people heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

    14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

  • John 6:5
    76%

    5When 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?

  • Mark 14:17
    76%

    17And in the evening he came with the twelve.

  • Mark 8:9
    76%

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

  • Mark 4:35
    74%

    35And the same day, when evening had come, he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side.

  • Luke 4:42
    74%

    42And when it was day, he departed and went into a deserted place, and the people sought him and came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

  • John 6:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

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

    13Therefore 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 9:17
    74%

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

  • Mark 6:44-47
    4 verses
    73%

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

    45And immediately he made his disciples get into the ship, and go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

    46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

    47And when evening was come, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land.

  • Matt 16:5
    73%

    5And when His disciples came to the other side, they had forgotten to bring bread.

  • John 4:31
    73%

    31In the meantime his disciples urged him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

  • Mark 14:12
    73%

    12On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples said to him, Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?

  • Mark 3:20
    72%

    20And the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.