Matthew 15:33

Matthew 15:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
• New International Version (NIV)His disciples answered, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”

Context of Matthew 15:33

31The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. 32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” 34“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” 35And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

Matthew 15:33 word by word

καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταί πόθεν ἡμῖν ἐν ἐρημίᾳ ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι ὥστε χορτάσαι ὄχλον τοσοῦτον;¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• repliedλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whereπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• this desolate placeἐρημίαerēmia · desertG2047
• could weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• enoughτοσοῦτοςtosoutos · so greatG5118
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• to feedὥστεhōste · soG5620
• to feedχορτάζωchortazō · to feedG5526
• crowdὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793

Cross-references for Matthew 15:33

• Numbers 11:21But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’
• 2 Kings 4:42Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
• Mark 6:37But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”
• Mark 8:4His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
• John 6:5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
• Matthew 14:15When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
• Luke 9:13But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
• John 6:8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

Commentaries on Matthew 15:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, etc. - Human foresight, even in the followers of Christ, is very short. In a thousand instances, if we supply not its deficiency by faith, we shall be always embarrassed, and often miserable. This world is a desert, where nothing can be found to satisfy the soul of man, but the salvation which Christ has procured.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. 32-39The earlier feeding miracle (see Matthew 14:13–21) was for the Jews. This miracle extended the blessing to the gentiles. It continues the theme found in Matthew 15:27. By this miracle, Jesus showed that he is the true "bread of life" (see 16:5–12; John 6).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:33

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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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