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Matthew 14:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.” "
Matthew 14:17
Verse in Context
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15 When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”
16 But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”
18 He said, “Bring them here to me.”
19 He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
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Matthew 14:1
"At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,"
Matthew 14:2
"and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”"
Matthew 14:3
"For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife."
Matthew 14:4
"For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”"
Matthew 14:5
"When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet."
Matthew 14:6
"But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod."
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