Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Jesus said to them, "They do not {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
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.
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.
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 Now [when it] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, "The place is desolate and the hour {is late}. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages [and] purchase food for themselves." 16 But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat." 17 And they said to him, "We do not have [anything] here except five loaves and two fish."
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42-44
A man came from Baal-Shalishah and brought food to the man of God: firstfruits and twenty loaves of barley bread, with ripe grain in his sack. He said, "Give [it] to the people and let them eat."
Job 31:16-17
"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,
Proverbs 11:24
There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Divide your share in seven or in eight, for you do not know what disaster will happen on the earth.
Luke 3:11
And he answered [and] said to them, "The one who has two tunics must share with the one who does not have [one], and the one who has food must do likewise."
John 13:29
For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Purchase {what we need} for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.)
2 Corinthians 8:2-3
that with a great ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and the extreme depth of their poverty have overflowed to the wealth of their generosity.
2 Corinthians 9:7-8
Each one [should give] as he has decided in his heart, not {reluctantly} or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.