Matthew 14:21
And the men who had eaten were five thousand, besides the women and children.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
In Context
20And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took up the broken remains, twelve full baskets.
Cross References
Acts 4:4And many who had heard the word, believed; and they were, in number, about five thousand men.
2 Corinthians 9:8For it is in the power of God, to make all good abound to you, so that ye may have, at all times, and in every thing, what is sufficient for you; and may abound in 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 →