Matthew 14:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying,“This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

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  • Matt 15:23 : 23 But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him,“Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”
  • Mark 6:35-36 : 35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late. 36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”
  • Mark 8:3 : 3 If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.”
  • Luke 9:12 : 12 Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”

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  • Mark 6:34-38
    5 verses
    88%

    34As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.

    35When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.

    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

    37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”

    38He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.”

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    87%

    12Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”

    13But 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.”

    14(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

  • Matt 14:16-23
    8 verses
    83%

    16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

    17They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

    18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.

    19Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

    21Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

    22Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

    23And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

  • Matt 15:32-39
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    32The Feeding of the Four Thousand Then Jesus called the disciples and said,“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”

    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

    34Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”

    35After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

    36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

    37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

    38Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

    39After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

  • Mark 8:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

    2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

    3If I send them home hungry, they will faint on the way, and some of them have come from a great distance.”

    4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

  • Mark 6:31-32
    2 verses
    78%

    31He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

    32So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.

  • John 6:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

    17got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)

  • Matt 14:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13The Feeding of the Five Thousand Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

    14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

  • John 6:5
    76%

    5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

  • Mark 14:17
    76%

    17Then, when it was evening, he came to the house with the twelve.

  • Mark 8:9
    76%

    9There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.

  • Mark 4:35
    74%

    35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”

  • Luke 4:42
    74%

    42The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

  • John 6:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

  • Luke 9:17
    74%

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • Mark 6:44-47
    4 verses
    73%

    44Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

    45Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

    46After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.

    47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

  • Matt 16:5
    73%

    5The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

  • John 4:31
    73%

    31Workers for the Harvest Meanwhile the disciples were urging him,“Rabbi, eat something.”

  • Mark 14:12
    73%

    12The Passover Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples said to him,“Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

  • Mark 3:20
    72%

    20Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.