Mark 8:5

8:5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven.”

Matthew 14:17-18

14:17 They ¹  said to him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.” 14:18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied.

Matthew 15:34

15:34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven – and a few small fish.”

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.”

John 6:9

6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good ⁸  are these for so many people?”

[14:17]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:13]  ² tn Here the pronoun ὑμεῖς (Jumeis) is used, making “you” in the translation emphatic.

[9:13]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “said.”

[9:13]  ⁵ tn This possibility is introduced through a conditional clause, but it is expressed with some skepticism (BDF §376).

[9:13]  ⁶ tn The participle πορευθέντες (poreuqente") has been taken as indicating attendant circumstance.

[9:13]  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.

[6:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “but what are these”; the word “good” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.