Luke 9:13

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 where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick. 12Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, “Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place.” But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?” 14For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15So the people all sat down.

Luke 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• to eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• Weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• haveεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noοὐou · noG3756
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• butἤē · orG2228
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• loavesἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• fishesἰχθύςichthus · fishG2486
• exceptεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήτιmēti · surely notG3385
• should goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• and buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
• meatβρῶμαbrōma · foodG1033
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992

Cross-references for Luke 9:13

• 2 Kings 4:42One day a man from Baal-shalishah brought the man of God a sack of fresh grain and twenty loaves of barley bread made from the first grain of his harvest. Elisha said, “Give it to the people so they can eat.”
• Matthew 14:16But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”
• Mark 6:37But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!”
• John 6:5Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?”
• Numbers 11:21But Moses responded to the Lord, “There are 600,000 foot soldiers here with me, and yet you say, ‘I will give them meat for a whole month!’
• Proverbs 11:24Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

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