Matthew 15:36
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitudes.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
35And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground.
37And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up the remains of fragments, seven full baskets.
Cross References
Matthew 14:19And he commanded the multitudes to recline on the ground: and he took the five cakes and two fishes, and he looked towards heaven, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples; and the disciples placed before the multitudes.
Luke 22:17And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said: Take this, and divide it among you.
Luke 24:30And it occurred, while he reclined with them, that he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.
John 6:23yet that other ships had come from Tiberias, near to the place where they ate the bread when Jesus blessed it.
Romans 14:6He that esteemeth a day, esteemeth it for his Lord: and he that esteemeth not a day, for his Lord, he doth not esteem it. And he that eateth, eateth to his Lord, and giveth thanks to God: and he that eateth not, to his Lord he eateth not, and giveth thanks to God.
1 Timothy 4:3and will forbid to marry; and will require abstinence from meats, which God hath created for use and for thankfulness, by them who believe and know the truth.
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 →