Matthew 15:33
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
KJV
καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί· πόθεν ἡμῖν ἐν ἐρημίᾳ ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι ὥστε χορτάσαι ὄχλον τοσοῦτον;
Greek NT
Et dicunt ei discipuli : Unde ergo nobis in deserto panes tantos, ut saturemus turbam tantam ?
Vulgate
And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
ASV
And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- μαθηταί — SBLGNT
- μαθηταί — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτοῦ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1335The miracles of the multiplication of the loaves, when the Lord says the blessing, breaks and distributes the loaves through his disciples to feed the multitude, prefigure the superabundance of this unique bread of his Eucharist.156 The sign of water turned into wine at Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus' glorification. It makes manifest the fulfillment of the wedding fea…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 17:12 — And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for
- 2Kgs 4:43 — And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
- John 6:5 — When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
- John 6:5 — When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
- Luke 9:13 — 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.
- Mark 6:37 — He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
- Mark 8:4 — And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
- Mark 8:4 — And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
- Matt 6:31 — Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
- Matt 14:15 — And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
- Matt 14:17 — And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
- Num 11:13 — Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
- Num 11:22 — Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?