Matthew 15:34

Matthew 15:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
• New International Version (NIV)“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?” They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.”

Context of Matthew 15:34

32Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way." 33And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?" And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." 35And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Matthew 15:34 word by word

Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πόσους ἄρτους ἔχετε; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· ἑπτὰ καὶ ὀλίγα ἰχθύδια.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• How manyπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
• loavesἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• have yeἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• a fewὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• little fishesἰχθύδιονichthudion · little fishG2485

Cross-references for Matthew 15:34

• Matthew 16:9Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?
• Luke 24:41And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?"
• John 21:9When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:34

• 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 15:34

• Jesus, the Christ
• Loaves
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Commandment
• Continue
• Draught
• Fill
• 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