KJV ORIGINAL
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they're like, 'Jesus, we've only got five loaves of bread and two fish here.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes what you have feels like nothing, but it's exactly what God needs to work with.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was likely written by an anonymous author, traditionally identified as the apostle Matthew, for a community of Jewish Christians, probably in Syria, around 80-90 CE. It aimed to present Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, fulfilling prophecy and providing ethical and theological guidance for
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