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Luke 9

Luke 9:13

The Feeding of the Five Thousand · Luke 9:10–17
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Translations

Modern
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.”
Traditional
But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Literal
But He said to them, “You give to them to eat.” But they said, “There are unto us no more than five loaves and two fish, unless, having gone, we should buy food for all this people.”
Latin
Ait autem ad illos: Vos date illis manducare. At illi dixerunt: Non sunt nobis plus quam quinque panes et duo pisces: nisi forte nos eamus, et emamus in omnem hanc turbam escas.

Original

Greek
English
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.”

Notes

Luke 9:13

You give them something to eat: After their ministry of healing the sick and casting out demons, Jesus wanted the disciples to demonstrate faith in God’s ability to feed the crowds.

Luke 9:10–17

The feeding of the 5,000 recalls God’s miraculous feeding of Israel with manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16; see also 2 Kings 4:42–44). It points forward to God’s final salvation as a great feast for all nations (Isaiah 25:6–8; 65:13–14; Luke 14:15–24).

Theme notes and profiles

The Messianic Banquet

Events

Parallels

Matthew 14:13–21 Mark 6:30–44 John 6:1–15

Glossary

Bethsaida Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bread Herod, Herodian Family Jesus Christ Luke, Gospel of Prophecy

Topics

Fish: Miracles Connected with of the Loaves and Fishes Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of More than Five-Thousand People Fed Jesus, the Christ: The Twelve Apostles Return Loaves: Miracle of the Five