Matthew 14:21
And the men eating were about five thousand, besides women and children.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
In Context
20And all ate, and were filled: and they took up the remainder of the fragments twelve baskets full.
Cross References
Acts 4:4And many of those hearing the word believed, and the number of men was about five thousand.
2 Corinthians 9:8But God is able to make all grace abound unto you; in order that, always having all sufficiency in every thing, you may abound unto every good work: as has been written,
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 →