Matthew 15:33 “The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find eno…”

Matthew 15:33

The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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?

World English Bible

The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy 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?

Geneva Bible 1599

And his disciples saide vnto him, Whence should we get so much bread in the wildernes, as should suffice so great 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?

Young's Literal Translation

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

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?

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Cross references

“Whence”

Mark 6:37 2 Kings 4:42–44 Numbers 11:21 Numbers 11:22 Mark 8:4 Mark 8:5

Mark 6:37 · BSB

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

2 Kings 4:42–44 · BSB

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.

Numbers 11:21 · BSB

But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’

Numbers 11:22 · BSB

If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?”

Mark 8:4 · BSB

His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”

Mark 8:5 · BSB

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

“to fill”

Matthew 14:15 Luke 9:13 John 6:8 John 6:9

Matthew 14:15 · BSB

When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

Luke 9:13 · BSB

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 6:8 · BSB

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

John 6:9 · BSB

“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

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