Matthew 15:37

And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

In Context

36And 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.

38And there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:20And they all took of the food and had enough: and they took up twelve baskets full of broken bits which were not used.

Matthew 16:9Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

Mark 8:19When I made a division of the five cakes of bread among the five thousand, what number of baskets full of broken bits did you take up? They said to him, Twelve.

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 →

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