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Matthew 14:15-17
Lexham English Bible
Matthew 14:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 Now when it[a] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, “The place is desolate and the hour is late.[b] Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages and[c] purchase food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need[d] to go away. You give them something[e] to eat.” 17 And they said to him, “We do not have anything[f] here except five loaves and two fish.”
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- Matthew 14:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
- Matthew 14:15 Literally “has passed away”
- Matthew 14:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go away”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 14:16 Literally “have need”
- Matthew 14:16 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 14:17 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Matthew 14:15-17
New International Version
Matthew 14:15-17
New International Version
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.”
16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
17 “We have here only five loaves(A) of bread and two fish,” they answered.
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