Matthew 15:33

“Where could we find enough bread here in this desert to feed such a huge crowd?” the disciples responded.

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In The King James Version

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

In Context

32Jesus called his disciples over and told them, “I feel really sorry for all these people, because they've been with me now for three days, and they have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry, in case they faint on their way home.”

34“How many loaves of bread do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven, and a few small fish,” they replied.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:42A man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of firstfruits—the first grain of the year, along with twenty loaves of barley bread. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

Mark 6:37But Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” “What? We'd need more than six month's pay to buy bread to feed all these people,” the disciples replied.

Luke 9:13“ You give them something to eat!” said Jesus. “All we have here are five loaves and two fish—unless you want us to go and buy food for everyone,” they said.

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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