Matthew 14:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Jesus replied, “They don't have to leave. Why don't you give them something to eat?”

Cross References

Proverbs 11:24

Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Share what you have with seven or eight others, because you never know when disaster may strike.

Matthew 14:15

That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it is already late. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the villages and buy some food.”

Matthew 14:17

But they said, “We have only five small loaves of bread and two fish.”

Luke 3:11

John told them, “If you have two coats, give one to someone who doesn't have any. If you have food, share it with someone else.”

John 13:29

But because Judas was in charge of the money, some of them thought that Jesus had told him to buy something they needed for the festival. Others thought that Jesus had told him to give some money to the poor.