Matthew 15:36
And he took the seven cakes of bread and the fishes; and having given praise, he gave the broken bread to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
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In Context
35Then he gave an order to the people to be seated on the earth,
37And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
Cross References
Matthew 14:19And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.
Luke 22:17And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves;
Luke 24:30And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.
John 6:23Some other boats, however, came from Tiberias near to the place where they had taken the bread after the Lord had given praise.
Romans 14:6He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.
1 Timothy 4:3Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.
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 →