Matthew 14:16
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But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
In other translations
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”
Greek words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Greek New Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Words marked TR or NA appear in only one of the two main Greek texts.
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