Matthew 14:17
“And they say vnto him, We haue heere but fiue loaues, and two fishes.”
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Matthew 14:17 Context
15¶ And when it was euening, his Disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may goe into the villages, and buy themselues victuals. 16But Iesus said vnto them, They neede not depart; giue yee them to eate. 17And they say vnto him, We haue heere but fiue loaues, and two fishes. 18He said, Bring them hither to me. 19And hee commanded the multitude to sit downe on the grasse, & tooke the fiue loaues, and the two fishes, and looking vp to heauen, hee blessed, and brake, and gaue the loaues to his Disciples, and the Disciples to the multitude.
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Other Translations for Matthew 14:17
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
- King James Version
They *said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.
- Basic English Bible
But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.
- Darby Bible
And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
- Webster's Bible
We have nothing here, they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish."
- Weymouth Bible
They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."
- World English Bible
Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis.
- Wycliffe Bible
And they say to him, `We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 14:17
Mt 14:17 We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. It was Andrew who spoke (Joh 6:8,9). The loaves here were of barley meal made into small, thin cakes, baked hard on the side of the oven, so as to be broken.