Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But Jesus told them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."
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
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.
Bible in Basic English
But Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them food yourselves.
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 When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves." 16 But Jesus told them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat." 17 They told him, "We don't have anything here except five loaves of bread and two fish."
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42-44
Later on, a man arrived from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of God some bread as a first fruit offering. He had 20 loaves of barley and ripe ears of corn in his sack. So Elisha said, "Give them to the people so they can eat."
Job 31:16-17
"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
Proverbs 11:24
Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Apportion what you have into seven, or even eight parts, because you don't know what disaster might befall the land.
Luke 3:11
He answered them, "The person who has two coats must share with the one who doesn't have any, and the person who has food must do the same."
John 13:29
Some thought that, since Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him to buy what they needed for the festival or to give something to the destitute.
2 Corinthians 8:2-3
In spite of their terrible ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and deep poverty have led them to be abundantly generous.
2 Corinthians 9:7-8
Each of you must give what you have decided in your heart, not with regret or under compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver.