Matthew 14:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 2 Kgs 4:42-44 : 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. 44 So he set it before them, and they ate, and left some, according to the word of the LORD.
  • Job 31:16-17 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty.
  • Eccl 11:2 : 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
  • Luke 3:11 : 11 He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.
  • John 13:29 : 29 For some thought, because Judas had the money bag, that Jesus had said to him, Buy those things we need for the feast, or that he should give something to the poor.
  • 2 Cor 8:2-3 : 2 How in a severe test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the riches of their generosity. 3 For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they were willing of themselves;
  • 2 Cor 9:7-8 : 7 Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound in every good work:

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  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    87%

    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.

    13 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.

    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.

  • Mark 6:35-38
    4 verses
    85%

    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.

  • Matt 14:17-21
    5 verses
    84%

    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.

  • Matt 14:15
    83%

    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.

  • Matt 15:32-38
    7 verses
    80%

    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.

  • Mark 8:1-9
    9 verses
    78%

    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:

    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.

    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.

  • John 6:9-13
    5 verses
    78%

    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.

  • John 6:5
    78%

    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?

  • Mark 6:41-44
    4 verses
    77%

    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.

  • John 21:5
    77%

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

  • Mark 6:31
    77%

    31 And 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.

  • John 21:13
    76%

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

  • Matt 16:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    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?

    9 Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

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

  • 2 Kgs 4:43-44
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

    44 So he set it before them, and they ate, and left some, according to the word of the LORD.