Matthew 14:17

14:17 They ¹  said to him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

Matthew 16:9

16:9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Mark 6:38

6:38 He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five – and two fish.”

Mark 8:19

8:19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied, “Twelve.”

Luke 9:13

9:13 But he said to them, “You ²  give them something to eat.” They ³  replied, ⁴  “We have no more than five loaves and two fish – unless ⁵  we go ⁶  and buy food ⁷  for all these people.”

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Here the pronoun ὑμεῖς (Jumeis) is used, making “you” in the translation emphatic.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Grk “said.”

⁵ tn This possibility is introduced through a conditional clause, but it is expressed with some skepticism (BDF §376).

⁶ tn The participle πορευθέντες (poreuqente") has been taken as indicating attendant circumstance.

⁷ sn Not only would going and buying food have been expensive and awkward at this late time of day, it would have taken quite a logistical effort to get the food back out to this isolated location.