Mateo 14:17

17 —¡Pero lo único que tenemos son cinco panes y dos pescados! —le respondieron.

Mateo 14:17 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 14:17

And they say unto him
In order to excuse themselves, and to show the impossibility of feeding such a large number of people;

we have here but five loaves;
and these barley ones, coarse bread;

and two fishes;
small ones, which were dried and salted, and fit for present eating; which they either brought along with them for their own refreshment, or rather, were brought thither by a boy to sell, as is usual where a great concourse of people are got together: these words seem to be spoken by Andrew, Simon Peter's brother; who added, "but what are they among so many?" see ( John 6:8 John 6:9 ) not thinking of the power of Christ, who was able to multiply, and make this provision a sufficiency for the whole company.

Mateo 14:17 In-Context

15 Esa tarde, los discípulos se le acercaron y le dijeron:
—Este es un lugar alejado y ya se está haciendo tarde. Despide a las multitudes para que puedan ir a las aldeas a comprarse comida.

16 Jesús les dijo:

17 —¡Pero lo único que tenemos son cinco panes y dos pescados! —le respondieron.

18 —dijo Jesús.

19 Luego le dijo a la gente que se sentara sobre la hierba. Jesús tomó los cinco panes y los dos pescados, miró hacia el cielo y los bendijo. Después partió los panes en trozos y se los dio a sus discípulos, quienes los distribuyeron entre la gente.