Matthew 15:33

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Num 11:21-22 : 21 Moses said, "The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, 'I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.' 22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to be sufficient for them? Shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to be sufficient for them?"
  • 2 Kgs 4:42-44 : 42 A man from Baal Shalishah came, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, "Give to the people, that they may eat." 43 His servant said, "What, should I set this before a hundred men?" But he said, "Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, 'They will eat, and will have some left over.'" 44 So he set it before them, and they ate, and left some of it, according to the word of Yahweh.
  • Matt 14:15 : 15 When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."
  • Mark 6:37 : 37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"
  • Mark 8:4-5 : 4 His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?" 5 He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."
  • Luke 9:13 : 13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."
  • John 6:5-9 : 5 Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?" 6 This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little." 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"

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  • Mark 8:1-7
    7 verses
    89%

    1In those days, when there was a very great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to himself, and said to them,

    2"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

    3If I send them away fasting to their home, they will faint on the way, for some of them have come a long way."

    4His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

    5He asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven."

    6He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude.

    7They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also.

  • Matt 15:34-37
    4 verses
    84%

    34Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

    35He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

    36and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

    37They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

  • Luke 9:12-14
    3 verses
    83%

    12The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

    13But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

    14For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

  • Matt 15:32
    82%

    32Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

  • Matt 14:15-20
    6 verses
    81%

    15When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

    16But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

    17They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

    18He said, "Bring them here to me."

    19He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

    20They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

  • Mark 6:35-38
    4 verses
    81%

    35When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

    36Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat."

    37But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"

    38He said to them, "How many loaves do you have? Go see." When they knew, they said, "Five, and two fish."

  • John 4:33
    80%

    33The disciples therefore said one to another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?"

  • John 6:5
    79%

    5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?"

  • John 6:7-13
    7 verses
    79%

    7Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."

    8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,

    9"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?"

    10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was much grass in that place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

    11Jesus took the loaves; and having given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down; likewise also of the fish as much as they desired.

    12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost."

    13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.

  • Matt 16:7-10
    4 verses
    78%

    7They reasoned among themselves, saying, "We brought no bread."

    8Jesus, perceiving it, said, "Why do you reason among yourselves, you of little faith, 'because you have brought no bread?'

    9Don't you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

    10Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Twelve."

    20"When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They told him, "Seven."

  • Mark 8:16
    77%

    16They reasoned with one another, saying, "It's because we have no bread."

  • Mark 3:20
    76%

    20The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

  • Matt 16:5
    76%

    5The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

  • Mark 8:14
    76%

    14They forgot to take bread; and they didn't have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

  • Luke 9:17
    76%

    17They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

  • John 21:5
    75%

    5Jesus therefore said to them, "Children, have you anything to eat?" They answered him, "No."

  • John 6:34
    75%

    34They said therefore to him, "Lord, always give us this bread."

  • Mark 6:44
    75%

    44Those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

  • Mark 6:31
    74%

    31He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

  • John 4:31
    74%

    31In the meanwhile, the disciples urged him, saying, "Rabbi, eat."