Matthew 15:39

Matthew 15:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
• New International Version (NIV)After Jesus had sent the crowd away, he got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of Magdala.

Context of Matthew 15:39

37And they all ate and were satisfied, and they gathered up seven full baskets of the broken pieces that were left over. 38[Among] those who ate were 4,000 men, not counting women and children. Then Jesus sent the crowds away, got into the boat and went to the district of Magadan.

Matthew 15:39 word by word

Καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους ἐνέβη εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια Μαγαδάν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he sent awayἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• the multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• and tookἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• the coastsὅριονhorion · regionG3725
• of MagdalaΜαγδαλά, ΜαγαδάνMagdala · MagadanG3093

Cross-references for Matthew 15:39

• Matthew 14:22Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.
• Mark 8:10Then immediately He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39He sent away the multitude - But not before he had instructed their souls, and fed and healed their bodies. The coasts of Magdala - In the parallel place, Mark 8:10, this place is called Dalmanutha. Either Magdala was formed by a transposition of letters from Dalman, to which the Syriac termination atha had been added, or the one of these names refers to the country, and the other to a town in that neighborhood. Jesus went into the country, and proceeded…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32-39Verses 32-39 The miracle recorded here - the feeding of the four thousand - took place on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mark 8:1-10. The circumstances of the miracle are so similar to the one recorded in Matthew 14:14-21, as to need little additional explanation. Matthew 15:32 Three days, and have nothing to eat - This is not, perhaps, to be taken literally, but only that during that time they had been deprived of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-39Verses 29-39 Whatever our case is, the only way to find ease and relief, is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to him, and refer it to his disposal. Those who would have spiritual healing from Christ, must be ruled as he pleases. See what work sin has made; what various diseases human bodies are subject to. Here were such diseases as fancy could neither guess the cause nor the cure of, yet these were subject to the command of Christ. The spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Magadan is a place whose location is unknown. It may be the same as Magdala, as some Greek manuscripts say (see also Mark 8:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:39

• Jesus, the Christ
• Magdala
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Commandment
• Continue
• Dalmanutha
• Draught
• Fill
• Magdala
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition

Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings