Berean Standard Bible
Luke 9:13
13But 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.”
Luke 9:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
Context of Luke 9:13
11But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing. 12As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.” 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.” 14(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15They did so, and everyone was seated.
Read all of Luke 9Luke 9:13 word by word
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· δότε αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν. οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· οὐκ εἰσὶν ἡμῖν πλεῖον ἢ ἄρτοι πέντε καὶ ἰχθύες δύο, εἰ μήτι πορευθέντες ἡμεῖς ἀγοράσωμεν εἰς πάντα τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον βρώματα.Read the interlinear
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- toldεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
- ·πρόςpros · to/withG4314
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Youσύsu · youG4771
- giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- something to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
- We have onlyεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- We have onlyἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fiveοὐou · noG3756
- fiveπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
- fiveἤē · orG2228
- fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
- loaves of breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- twoδύοduo · twoG1417
- fishἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- unlessεἰei · if: notG1487
- unlessμήτιmēti · surely notG3385
- goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
- foodβρῶμαbrōma · foodG1033
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
Cross-references for Luke 9:13
- 2 Kings 4:42Now 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.
- Matthew 14:16“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
- Mark 6:37But 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?”
- John 6:5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- Numbers 11:21But 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.’
- Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Commentaries on Luke 9:13
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 See the Matthew 14:13-21 notes, and Mark 6:30-44 notes. Luke 9:10 Bethsaida - A city on the east bank of the river Jordan, near where the river enters into the Sea of Tiberias. In the neighborhood of that city were extensive wastes or deserts. Luke 9:12 Day began to wear away - To decline, or as it drew near toward evening.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 The people followed Jesus, and though they came unseasonably, yet he gave them what they came for. He spake unto them of the kingdom of God. He healed those who had need of healing. And with five loaves of bread and two fishes, Christ fed five thousand men. He will not see those that fear him, and serve him faithfully, want any good thing. When we receive creature-comforts, we must acknowledge that we receive them from God, and that we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13You 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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