Matthew 14:16

But he ¹  replied, “They don’t need to go. You ²  give them something to eat.”

2Ki 4:42-44; Job 31:16,17; Pr 11:24; Ec 11:2; Lu 3:11; Joh 13:29; 2Co 8:2,3; 2Co 9:7,8

¹ tc ‡ The majority of witnesses read ᾿Ιησοῦς (Ihsous, “Jesus”) here, perhaps to clarify the subject. Although only a few Greek mss, along with several versional witnesses (א* D Z^vid 579 1424 pc e k sy^s,c,p sa bo), lack the name of Jesus, the omission does not seem to be either accidental or malicious and is therefore judged to be most likely the original reading. Nevertheless, a decision is difficult. NA²⁷ has the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

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