Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus said to them,
King James Version
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But Jesus told them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."
A Conservative Version
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart. Give ye them to eat.
American Standard Version
But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.
Amplified
But Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you men give them [something] to eat."
Anderson New Testament
But Jesus said to them: They need not go away; do you give them food.
Common New Testament
Jesus said, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Jesus said to them, that's needless, let them eat what you have.
Darby Translation
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus said to them, They have no need to go away; you give them to eat.
Goodspeed New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away. Give them food yourselves."
John Wesley New Testament
But Jesus said to them, They need not go: give ye them to eat.
Julia Smith Translation
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart; give ye them to eat.
King James 2000
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; you give them to eat.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."
Modern King James verseion
But Jesus said to them, They do not need to leave, you give them something to eat.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But Jesus said unto them, "They have no need to go away: Give ye them to eat."
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; give them some food yourselves."
Montgomery New Testament
"They need not go away," said Jesus, "do you, yourselves, give them something to eat."
NET Bible
But he replied, "They don't need to go. You give them something to eat."
New Heart English Bible
But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."
Noyes New Testament
But he said to them, They need not go away; do ye give them food.
Sawyer New Testament
But Jesus said to them, They need not go away; give them food to eat.
The Emphasized Bible
But, Jesus, said unto them, No need, have they to go away, - give, ye, them to eat.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart: give ye them to eat.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus said: "They need not go away, it is for you to give them something to eat."
Webster
But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
Weymouth New Testament
"They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat."
Williams New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to leave here; give them something to eat yourselves."
World English Bible
But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."
Worrell New Testament
But Jesus said to them, "They have no need to go away. Give ye them to eat."
Worsley New Testament
But Jesus said to them, they have no need to go away, do ye give them something to eat.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 14:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Feeding Of Five Thousand
15 And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food. 16 But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves. 17 And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42-44
Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.
Job 31:16-17
If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Proverbs 11:24
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
Luke 3:11
And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
John 13:29
Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.
2 Corinthians 8:2-3
How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
2 Corinthians 9:7-8
Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.