Matthew 14:20

Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up enough of the broken pieces that were left to fill twelve baskets.

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In The King James Version

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

In Context

19Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

21The men who ate were about five thousand in number, without counting women and children.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Matthew 15:37Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:14-22

The Five Thousand Fed. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But… Read the whole commentary →

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