Matthew 14:16

Easy To Read Version

Jesus answered, “The people don’t need to go away. You give them some food to eat.”

Cross References

Proverbs 11:24

If a person gives freely, then he will gain even more. But if a person refuses to give, then he will become poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Invest what you have in several different things. {\cf2\super [42]} You don’t know what bad things might happen on earth.

Matthew 14:15

Late that afternoon, the followers came to Jesus and said, “No people live in this place. And it is already late. Send the people away so they can go to the towns and buy food for themselves.”

Matthew 14:17

The followers answered, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish.”

Luke 3:11

John answered, “If you have two shirts, share with the person that does not have one. If you have food, share that too.”

John 13:29

Judas was the one that kept the money box \{for the group\}. So some of the followers thought that Jesus meant for Judas to go and buy some things they needed for the feast. Or they thought that Jesus wanted Judas to go give something to the poor people.