Matthew 15:36
and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
Cross References
Matthew 14:19And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Luke 22:17And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
Luke 24:30And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
John 6:23(howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks):
Romans 14:6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
1 Timothy 4:3forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that 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 →