Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people?

New American Standard Bible

The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”

King James Version

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Holman Bible

The disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd?”

International Standard Version

The disciples asked him, "Where in the wilderness are we to get enough bread to feed such a crowd?"

A Conservative Version

And his disciples say to him, From where are so many loaves for us in a wilderness so as to feed so great a multitude?

American Standard Version

And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?

Amplified

The disciples said to Him, “Where are we to get enough bread in this isolated place to feed so large a crowd?”

An Understandable Version

And the disciples said to Him, "Where will we get enough loaves of bread to feed a large crowd in [such] a deserted place [as this]?"

Anderson New Testament

And his disciples said to him: Whence should we have in the desert as many loaves as would satisfy so great a multitude?

Common New Testament

Then his disciples said to him, "Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to feed such a great crowd?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

how can we get bread enough in the desert to satisfy such a multitude?

Darby Translation

And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd?

Godbey New Testament

And His disciples say to Him, Whence is there to us so much bread in the wilderness, as to feed so great a multitude?

Goodspeed New Testament

The disciples said to him, "Where can we get bread enough in this solitude to feed such a crowd?"

John Wesley New Testament

And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so much bread in a wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?

Julia Smith Translation

And his disciples say to him, Whence to us, in a lonely place, so many loaves, to satisfy such a crowd I

King James 2000

And his disciples said unto him, From where should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"

Modern King James verseion

And His disciples said to Him, From where should we get so many loaves in the wilderness, so as to fill so great a crowd?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And his disciples said unto him, "Whence should we get so much bread in the wilderness as should suffice so great a multitude?"

Moffatt New Testament

The disciples said to him, "Where are we to get loaves enough in a desert to satisfy such a crowd?"

Montgomery New Testament

"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

NET Bible

The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?"

New Heart English Bible

Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"

Noyes New Testament

And the disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

Sawyer New Testament

But his disciples said to him, Whence shall we obtain so much bread in the wilderness as to fill so great a multitude?

The Emphasized Bible

And his disciples say unto him - Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And his disciples said unto him, Whence can we in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so great a multitude?

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Where can we," his disciples asked, "in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?"

Webster

And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?

Weymouth New Testament

"Where can we," asked the disciples, "get bread enough in this remote place to satisfy so vast a multitude?"

Williams New Testament

The disciples said to Him, "Where in this destitute place can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

World English Bible

The disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

Worrell New Testament

And His disciples say to Him, "Whence should we, in a wilderness, have so many loaves as to satisfy so great a multitude?"

Worsley New Testament

And his disciples replied, Whence can we have so much bread in this desert place as to satisfy so great a multitude?

Youngs Literal Translation

And his disciples say to him, 'Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

his

Usage: 0

μαθητής 
Mathetes 
Usage: 254

say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

πόθεν 
Pothen 
Usage: 17

ἡμῖν 
hemin 
us, we, our, for us
Usage: 160

so much
τοσοῦτος 
Tosoutos 
so much, so great, so many, so long, as large, these many, so many things
Usage: 17

ἄρτος 
Artos 
Usage: 61

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

ἐρημία 
Eremia 
Usage: 4

as
ὥστε 
hoste 
Usage: 72

to fill
χορτάζω 
Chortazo 
Usage: 10

so great
τοσοῦτος 
Tosoutos 
so much, so great, so many, so long, as large, these many, so many things
Usage: 17

References

Easton

Morish

Context Readings

The Feeding Of Four Thousand

32 And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey. 33 And the disciples say to him, How may we get enough bread in a waste place, to give food to such a number of people? 34 And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.


Cross References

Numbers 11:21-22

Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.

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.

Matthew 14:15

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.

Mark 6:37

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

Mark 8:4-5

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

Luke 9:13

But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.

John 6:5-9

Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

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