Matthew 14:16
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New International Version (©2011)
Jesus replied, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

New Living Translation (©2007)
But Jesus said, "That isn't necessary--you feed them."

English Standard Version (©2001)
But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!"

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
"They don't need to go away," Jesus told them. "You give them something to eat.""

International Standard Version (©2012)
But Jesus told them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

NET Bible (©2006)
But he replied, "They don't need to go. You give them something to eat."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But he said to them, “It is not necessary for them to go. You give them to eat.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; you give them to eat.

American King James Version
But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give you them to eat.

American Standard Version
But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give you them to eat.

Darby Bible Translation
But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat.

English Revised Version
But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

Weymouth New Testament
"They need not go away," replied Jesus; "you yourselves must give them something to eat."

World English Bible
But Jesus said to them, "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat."

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus said to them, 'They have no need to go away -- give ye them to eat.'

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But Jesus said unto them,.... the disciples,

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jesus said They need not depart; give ye them to eat - John adds John 6:5-6 that previous to this Jesus had addressed Philip, and asked, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? and that he "said this to prove him; for he himself knew what he would do;" that is, he said this to try his faith; to test the confidence of Philip in himself.

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

They need not depart - He that seeks first the kingdom of heaven is sure to have every temporal requisite. When a man ensures the first, God always takes care to throw the other into the bargain. He who has an interest in Jesus has in him an inexhaustible treasure of spiritual and temporal good. Though the means by which man may help his fellows have failed, we are not to suppose that the bounty of God is exhausted. When we are about to give up all hope of farther supply, the gracious word of Christ still holds good - They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

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Geneva Study Bible

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

People's New Testament

14:16 Give ye them to eat. We learn from the parallel accounts that the disciples did not understand how this could be done, though they cheerfully obeyed. (See Mr 6:37 Lu 9:13 Joh 6:7,9).

Matthew 14:16 Parallel Commentaries
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The Feeding of the Five Thousand
…15And 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. 16But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give you them to eat. 17And they say to him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. …

2 Kings 4:42 A man came from Baal Shalishah, bringing the man of God twenty loaves of barley bread baked from the first ripe grain, along with some heads of new grain. "Give it to the people to eat," Elisha said.
Matthew 14:15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food."
Matthew 14:17 "We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered.