Matthew 14:21

Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

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In The King James Version

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

In Context

20They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

22Immediately Yeshua made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

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Cross References

Acts 4:4But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

2 Corinthians 9:8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

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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