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Matthew 14:15–17

15 gWhen it was evening, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food.”

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 have here only five loaves and two fish.”

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Matthew 14:15–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

16 Jesus replied, They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

17 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

Matthew 14:15–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.”

Matthew 14:15–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

Matthew 14:15–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

16 But Jesus said, That isn’t necessaryyou feed them.”

17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.

Matthew 14:15–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 When it was evening, his followers came to him and said, “No one lives in this place, and it is already late. Send the people away so they can go to the towns and buy food for themselves.”

16 But Jesus answered, They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

17 They said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish.”

Matthew 14:15–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

Matthew 14:15–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves. 16 But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat. 17 But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.

Matthew 14:15–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 In the evening the disciples came to him. They said, “No one lives around here, and it’s already late. Send the crowds to the villages to buy food for themselves.” 

16 Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 

17 They told him, “All we have here are five loaves of bread and two fish.” 

Matthew 14:15–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 When evening came, the disciples approached Him and said, “This place is a wilderness, and it is already late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

16 They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. You give them something to eat.”

17 “But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him.

Matthew 14:15–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 Jesus said to them, They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” 17 They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.”

Matthew 14:15–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.”

Matthew 14:15–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 When it was almost evening, the disciples came to him. “There is nothing here,” they said. “It’s already getting late. Send the crowds away. They can go and buy some food in the villages.”

16 Jesus replied, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

17 “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

Matthew 14:15–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

16 But Jesus said to them, They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!”

17 They said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”


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