Matthew 15:37

Matthew 15:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
• New International Version (NIV)They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.

Context of Matthew 15:37

35Jesus told the crowd that they should sit down on the ground. 36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish in his hands and he thanked God for them. Then he broke the bread and the fish into pieces and he gave the food to his disciples. The disciples gave the food to the people. All the people ate and they all had enough food. After the people had eaten, there were still lots of small pieces of food. Jesus' disciples filled seven baskets with these pieces. 38There were 4,000 men who ate the bread and fish. There were also women and children who ate. 39Then Jesus sent the crowd of people away. After that, he got into the boat and sailed to the part of the country near Magadan.

Matthew 15:37 word by word

καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν, καὶ τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων ἦραν, ἑπτὰ σπυρίδας πλήρεις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they didφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• were filledχορτάζωchortazō · to feedG5526
• they took upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• of the brokenκλάσμαklasma · fragmentG2801
• that was leftπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• basketsσπυρίςspuris · basketG4711
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134

Cross-references for Matthew 15:37

• Matthew 15:33The disciples said to Jesus, ‘This place is a long way from any houses. We cannot get enough bread here to feed so many people.’
• Matthew 14:20Then everybody ate. They all had enough food and they were not hungry any more. Then the disciples picked up all the bits of food that people had not eaten. They filled 12 baskets with little bits of bread and fish.
• Psalms 107:9He gives drink to people who are thirsty. He gives plenty of good things to hungry people.
• Luke 1:53He has fed hungry people with good things to eat. But he has sent rich people away with nothing.
• Matthew 16:9You still do not understand. You should remember that I used five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 men. Think about how many baskets you filled with pieces of food after the meal.
• Mark 8:8The people ate, and they all had enough food. After the people had eaten, there were still lots of small pieces of food. Jesus' disciples filled seven baskets with these pieces.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37They did all eat, and were filled - - they were satisfied. The husks of worldly pleasures may fill the man, but cannot satisfy the soul. A man may eat, and not be satisfied: it is the interest therefore of every follower of Christ to follow him till he be fed, and to feed on him till he be satisfied.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 15:37

• Basket
• Frugality
• Jesus, the Christ
• Loaves
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Basket
• Commandment
• Continue
• Draught
• Fill
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition
• Truth

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