Matthew 14:15

New American Bible - revised edition

When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Cross References

Matthew 14:13

When Jesus heard of it, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns.

Matthew 14:14

When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick.

Matthew 14:16

[Jesus] said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.”

Matthew 15:23

But he did not say a word in answer to her. His disciples came and asked him, “Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.”

Mark 8:3

If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a great distance.”

Luke 9:12

As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached him and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”