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You give them something to eat.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away. You give to them <i>something</i> to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go; you give them <i>something</i> to eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, &#8220They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them <i>something</i> to eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them <i>something</i> to eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them <i>something</i> to eat!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. “You give them something to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220They don&#8217t need to go away,&#8221 Jesus told them. &#8220You give them something to eat."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "They don't have to leave. Why don't you give them something to eat?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"They don't have to leave," answered Jesus. "You yourselves give them something to eat!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Jesus told them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he replied, "They don't need to go. You give them something to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat."<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away—you give them to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away. You give to them <i>something</i> to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart; give ye them to eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them: “They have no need to go. Give them something to eat yourselves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />[Jesus] said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But he said to them, It is not necessary for them to go; you give them something to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But he said to them, “It is not necessary for them to go. You give them to eat.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; do you give them food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus said to them, <FR>They have no need to go away; you give them to eat.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart: give ye them to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but Jesus said to them, that's needless, let them eat what you have.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, <FR>"They have no need to go away. Give ye them to eat."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, <FR>they have no need to go away, do ye give them <Fr><i>something</i><FR> to eat.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/14-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4076" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/14.htm">The Feeding of the Five Thousand</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">“They do</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/5532.htm" title="5532: chreian (N-AFS) -- From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.">need</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apelthein (V-ANA) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">to go away,” </a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">replied.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">“You</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dote (V-AMA-2P) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">give</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/5315.htm" title="5315: phagein (V-ANA) -- A primary verb; to eat.">something to eat.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">17</span>“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-5.htm">John 6:5-13</a></span><br />When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Mark 6:37-44</a></span><br />But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” / “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” / Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Luke 9:13-17</a></span><br />But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” / They did so, and everyone was seated. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></span><br />Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4-15</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” / So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-13.htm">Numbers 11:13-23</a></span><br />Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ / I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me. / If this is how You are going to treat me, please kill me right now—if I have found favor in Your eyes—and let me not see my own wretchedness.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">Matthew 15:32-38</a></span><br />Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” / The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/8-1.htm">Mark 8:1-9</a></span><br />In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said, / “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. / If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12</a></span><br />As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-1.htm">John 6:1-14</a></span><br />After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias). / A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. / Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19-25</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” / Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-5.htm">John 21:5-13</a></span><br />So He called out to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” “No,” they answered. / He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish. / Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give you them to eat.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></b></br> 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 thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Job 31:16,17</a></b></br> If I have withheld the poor from <i>their</i> desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Proverbs 11:24</a></b></br> There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and <i>there is</i> that withholdeth more than is meet, but <i>it tendeth</i> to poverty.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Need</a> <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Something</a> <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Depart</a> <a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/matthew/14-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Need</a> <a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">Something</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Herod's opinion of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Jesus departs into a solitary place,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">He walks on the sea to his disciples;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-34.htm">and landing at Gennesaret, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They do not need to go away,</b><br>This phrase reflects Jesus' compassion and care for the crowd. In the context of the narrative, the disciples suggest sending the crowd away to find food, but Jesus sees an opportunity to demonstrate God's provision. This moment is set in a remote area near the Sea of Galilee, emphasizing the miraculous nature of what is about to occur. The statement also highlights Jesus' authority and ability to meet needs, contrasting human limitations with divine sufficiency. It echoes the Old Testament provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16), where God provided for the Israelites' needs directly.<p><b>Jesus replied.</b><br>Jesus' response is direct and authoritative, indicating His role as a teacher and leader. His reply is not just a suggestion but a command, showing His intention to involve the disciples in the miracle. This interaction is a teaching moment for the disciples, challenging their understanding of faith and reliance on God. It also foreshadows the role of the disciples in the early church, where they would be responsible for spiritual nourishment and guidance.<p><b>You give them something to eat.</b><br>This command challenges the disciples to act in faith, despite their apparent lack of resources. It underscores the theme of divine provision and the disciples' role in distributing God's blessings. The phrase connects to the broader biblical theme of God using His followers to accomplish His purposes, as seen in the feeding of the 5,000, which prefigures the Last Supper and the Eucharist. It also points to Jesus as the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), who provides spiritual sustenance. The command encourages believers to trust in God's provision and to be active participants in His work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is demonstrating His divine authority and compassion. He challenges His disciples to take action, setting the stage for the miracle of feeding the five thousand.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>They are the ones Jesus addresses directly. Their initial reaction is to send the crowd away, but Jesus instructs them to provide for the people, testing their faith and understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A large group of people who have followed Jesus, eager to hear His teachings and witness His miracles. They are in a remote place without immediate access to food.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_remote_place.htm">The Remote Place</a></b><br>The setting of this event is significant as it highlights the logistical challenge of feeding such a large crowd, emphasizing the miraculous nature of what is about to occur.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_feeding_the_five_thousand.htm">The Miracle of Feeding the Five Thousand</a></b><br>This event is one of Jesus' most well-known miracles, demonstrating His power over nature and His compassion for people's physical and spiritual needs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a></b><br>Jesus demonstrates that God is able to provide for our needs, even in seemingly impossible situations. Trust in His provision is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Jesus challenges His disciples to take action, teaching us that faith often requires us to step out and trust God to work through us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_others.htm">Compassion for Others</a></b><br>Jesus' concern for the crowd's physical hunger reflects His deep compassion. We are called to care for both the spiritual and physical needs of those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundance.htm">God's Abundance</a></b><br>The miracle shows that God's resources are not limited. He can multiply what we have to meet the needs of many.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_christ's_commands.htm">Obedience to Christ's Commands</a></b><br>The disciples' obedience, despite their doubts, led to a miraculous outcome. We are encouraged to obey Christ, even when we don't fully understand His plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_the_crowd_size_in_matthew_14_be_wrong.htm">In Matthew 14:16–20, how might the crowd’s size be exaggerated or miscounted, considering ancient record-keeping? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_isaiah's_prophecy_to_jesus.htm">If Isaiah's prophecy was meant to reassure King Ahaz centuries before Jesus's birth, why do some believe it refers to Jesus in Matthew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_love_in_actions_and_truth.htm">How do we love in actions and truth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_tim_5_17-18_conflict_with_matt_6_1-4.htm">Does the 'double honor' for elders in 1 Timothy 5:17-18 conflict with Jesus' teaching against seeking earthly rewards (e.g., Matthew 6:1-4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But</span> <span class="cmt_word">Jesus said unto</span> <span class="cmt_word">them, They need not depart;</span> <span class="accented">they have no need to go away</span> (Revised Version). Matthew only. The Lord takes up the expression. There is no need for them to move from this place, desert though it is. <span class="cmt_word">Give ye them to eat.</span> <span class="accented">Ye</span>; emphatic, he throws upon his disciples the duty of feeding them, and, strange though the command seemed to them (cf. <a href="/2_kings/4-43.htm">2 Kings 4:43</a>), they carried it out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/14-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“They do</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(echousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(Ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">need</span><br /><span class="grk">χρείαν</span> <span class="translit">(chreian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5532.htm">Strong's 5532: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to go away,”</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπελθεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(apelthein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hymeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="grk">δότε</span> <span class="translit">(dote)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[something] to eat.”</span><br /><span class="grk">φαγεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(phagein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to eat.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/14-16.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 14:16 But Jesus said to them They don't (Matt. 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