And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?

And his disciples answered him: From whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness?

And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to satisfy these with bread here in a desert place?

And his disciples answered him, 'Whence shall any one be able these here to feed with bread in a wilderness?'

And his disciples answered him, From where can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

"Where can we possibly get bread here in this remote place to satisfy such a crowd?" answered His disciples.

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

And his disciples answered him, "From where would anyone be able to obtain enough bread for them in the wilderness?"

"Where will it be possible," his disciples answered, "to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?"

etc. - See on Matthew 14:14 (note); Matthew 15:35.

And his disciples answered him,.... The Syriac version renders it, "say unto him"; and the Persic and Ethiopic, "said unto him"; forgetting the late miracle of feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, when they had now a less number, and more provisions:
from whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? from what place, and by what ways and means can it be thought, that such a quantity of bread can be got at any rate in a desert, as to satisfy so large a number of hungry men? See Gill on Matthew 15:33.

From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?--Though the question here is the same as when He fed the five thousand, they evidently now meant no more by it than that they had not the means of feeding the multitude; modestly leaving the Lord to decide what was to be done. And this will the more appear from His not now trying them, as before, by saying, "They need not depart, give ye them to eat"; but simply asking what they had, and then giving His directions.