Matthew 14:17
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They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes.

Matthew 15:33,34 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude? . . .

Numbers 11:21-23 And Moses said: There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people, and sayest thou: I will give them flesh to eat a whole month? . . .

Psalm 78:19,20 And they spoke ill of God: they said: Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? . . .

Mark 6:37,38 And he answering said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said to him: Let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence, and we will give them to eat. . . .

Mark 8:4,5 And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness? . . .

Luke 9:13 But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

John 6:5-9 When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him, he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? . . .

Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
16But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat. 17They answered him: We have not here, but five loaves, and two fishes. 18Who said to them: Bring them hither to me.…
Cross References
Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

Matthew 14:18
Who said to them: Bring them hither to me.

Matthew 16:9
Do you not yet understand, neither do you remember the five loaves among five thousand men, and how many baskets you took up?

John 6:9
There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these among so many?

Lexicon
“We have
ἔχομεν (echomen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

here
ὧδε (hōde)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5602: From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.

only
εἰ (ei)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

five
πέντε (pente)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4002: Five. A primary number; 'five'.

loaves of bread
ἄρτους (artous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 740: Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

two
δύο (dyo)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1417: Two. A primary numeral; 'two'.

fish,”
ἰχθύας (ichthyas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2486: A fish. Of uncertain affinity; a fish.

they answered.
λέγουσιν (legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


Additional Translations
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

And they say to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish."

And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.

And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

"We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish."

They told him, "We only have here five loaves and two fish."

And they say to him, 'We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.'
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