Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. New Living Translation “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered. English Standard Version They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” Berean Standard Bible “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. Berean Literal Bible And they say to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." King James Bible And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. New King James Version And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” New American Standard Bible They said to Him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.” NASB 1995 They said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” NASB 1977 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” Legacy Standard Bible But they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” Amplified Bible They replied, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.” Christian Standard Bible “But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to him. Holman Christian Standard Bible But we only have five loaves and two fish here,” they said to Him. American Standard Version And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. Contemporary English Version But they said, "We have only five small loaves of bread and two fish." English Revised Version And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. GOD'S WORD® Translation They told him, "All we have here are five loaves of bread and two fish." Good News Translation "All we have here are five loaves and two fish," they replied. International Standard Version They told him, "We don't have anything here except five loaves of bread and two fish." Majority Standard Bible “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. NET Bible They said to him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." New Heart English Bible And they told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish." Webster's Bible Translation And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. Weymouth New Testament "We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish." World English Bible They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they say to Him, “We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes.” Berean Literal Bible And they say to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." Young's Literal Translation And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.' Smith's Literal Translation And they say to him, We have not here but five loaves, and two fishes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThey answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes. Catholic Public Domain Version They answered him, “We have nothing here, except five loaves and two fish.” New American Bible But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.” New Revised Standard Version They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey said to him, We have nothing here, except five loaves of bread and two fish. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But they said to him, “There is nothing here with us but five loaves and two fish.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThey said to him: We have here but five loaves and two fishes. Godbey New Testament And they say to Him, We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes. Haweis New Testament And they said unto him, We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes. Mace New Testament we have nothing here, said they, but five loaves, and two fishes. Weymouth New Testament "We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish." Worrell New Testament And they say to Him, "We have nothing here except five loaves and two fishes." Worsley New Testament And they said, we have nothing here but five loaves and two fishes: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feeding of the Five Thousand…16“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” 17“ We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. 18“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.… Cross References John 6:9 “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?” Mark 6:38 “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” Luke 9:13 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” John 6:5-7 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” 2 Kings 4:42-44 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. Mark 8:5-7 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied. / And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd. / They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well. John 6:11-13 Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. / And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” / So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. Matthew 15:34 “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” John 6:1-4 After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias). / A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick. / Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples. ... Exodus 16:4-5 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” Numbers 11:13 Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 1 Samuel 9:7-8 “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” 1 Kings 17:12-16 But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, / for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” ... Matthew 16:9-10 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? / Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? Luke 22:35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered. Treasury of Scripture And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. Matthew 15:33,34 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? … Numbers 11:21-23 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month… Psalm 78:19,20 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? … Jump to Previous Bread Cakes Couple Except Fish Fishes Five Loaves SaveJump to Next Bread Cakes Couple Except Fish Fishes Five Loaves SaveMatthew 14 1. Herod's opinion of Jesus.3. Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded. 13. Jesus departs into a solitary place, 15. where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes. 22. He walks on the sea to his disciples; 34. and landing at Gennesaret, 35. heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment. We have here This phrase indicates the disciples' immediate response to Jesus' inquiry about feeding the multitude. The Greek word for "have" is "ἔχομεν" (echomen), which implies possession or holding. This reflects the disciples' focus on their limited resources, a common human tendency to rely on visible, tangible assets rather than faith in divine provision. Historically, this setting is in a remote area, emphasizing the scarcity and the disciples' sense of inadequacy. only five loaves of bread and two fish they answered Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “We haveἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. here ὧδε (hōde) Adverb Strong's 5602: From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither. only εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. five πέντε (pente) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'. loaves of bread ἄρτους (artous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. two δύο (dyo) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'. fish,” ἰχθύας (ichthyas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 2486: A fish. Of uncertain affinity; a fish. they answered. λέγουσιν (legousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. Links Matthew 14:17 NIVMatthew 14:17 NLT Matthew 14:17 ESV Matthew 14:17 NASB Matthew 14:17 KJV Matthew 14:17 BibleApps.com Matthew 14:17 Biblia Paralela Matthew 14:17 Chinese Bible Matthew 14:17 French Bible Matthew 14:17 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 14:17 They told him We only have here (Matt. Mat Mt) |