Matthew 15:33

And his disciples say unto him—Whence, to us, in a wilderness, loaves in such numbers as to fill a multitude, so great?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

In Context

32But, Jesus, calling near his disciples, said—My compassions are moved towards the multitude, because [even now], three days, abide they with me, and they have nothing to eat,—and, to dismiss them fasting, I am not willing, lest by any means they faint in the way.

34And Jesus saith unto them—How many, loaves have ye? And, they, said,—Seven, and a few small fishes.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:42And, a man, came in from Baal-Shalisha, and brought for the man of God firstfruit bread, twenty barley loaves, and garden grain in the husk thereof. And he said—Give to the people, that they may eat.

Mark 6:37But, he, answering said to them—Ye, give them, to eat. And they say unto him—Shall we depart and buy two hundred denaries’ worth of loaves, and give them to eat?

Luke 9:13But he said unto them—Give, ye, them to eat. They, however, said—We have not more than five loaves, and two fishes,—unless perhaps, we, should go, and buy food, for all this people.

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 →

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