Matthew 15:36
And after taking the seven loaves and the fishes, having expressed thanks, he broke in pieces, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
35And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground.
Cross References
Matthew 14:19And after commanding the multitudes to sit down on the grass, having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looking up to heaven, he blessed. And having broken them in pieces, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the
Luke 22:17And having taken a cup, having expressed thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves.
Luke 24:30And it came to pass during his dining with them, that, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken in pieces he gave to them.
John 6:23and other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord expressed thanks,
Romans 14:6He who regards the day, regards it for Lord. And he who does not regard the day, for Lord he does not regard it. And he who eats, eats for Lord, for he expresses thanks to God. And he who does not eat, for Lord he does not eat, and
1 Timothy 4:3forbidding to marry, to abstain from foods, which God created for partaking with thankfulness by those who believe and know the truth.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:30-39
Four Thousand Men Fed. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. 32 Then Jesus called his… Read the whole commentary →