Luke 9:13 meaning and explanation

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Luke 9:13, Berean Standard Bible

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The Twelve have just returned from their mission and want the crowd sent away to find food, since the place is desolate and the day is nearly over. Jesus answers with an impossible command: you give them something to eat.

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