Matthew 14:20

Matthew 14:20 in other versions

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

Context of Matthew 14:20

18Jesus said, “Bring them to me.” 19Then he ordered the people to sit down on the grass. After he took the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and blessed the food. He broke the loaves apart, gave them to the disciples, and they gave them to the people. All of them ate as much as they wanted. When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets. 21About five thousand men had eaten. (This number does not include the women and children who had eaten.) 22Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side ahead of him while he sent the people away.

Matthew 14:20 word by word

καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ ἐχορτάσθησαν· καὶ ἦραν τὸ περισσεῦον τῶν κλασμάτων, δώδεκα κοφίνους πλήρεις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they didφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• were filledχορτάζωchortazō · to feedG5526
• they took upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• of the fragmentsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the fragmentsκλάσμαklasma · fragmentG2801
• that remainedπερισσεύωperisseuō · to exceedG4052
• twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• basketsκόφινοςkophinos · basketG2894
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134

Cross-references for Matthew 14:20

• Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for God’s approval. They will be satisfied.
• Matthew 15:33His disciples asked him, “Where could we get enough bread to feed such a crowd in this place where no one lives?”
• Exodus 16:8Moses also said, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the food you want in the morning. The Lord has heard you complaining about him. Who are we? You’re not complaining about us but about the Lord.”
• Leviticus 26:26I will destroy your food supply. Ten women will need only one oven to prepare your food. You will eat and go away hungry.
• 1 Kings 17:12She said, “I solemnly swear, as the Lord your God lives, I didn’t bake any bread. I have one handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I’m gathering wood. I’m going to prepare something for myself and my son so that we can eat it and then die.”
• 2 Kings 4:43But his servant asked, “How can I set this in front of a hundred people?” “Give it to the people to eat,” the man of God said. “This is what the Lord says: They will eat and even have some left over.”
• Proverbs 13:25A righteous person eats to satisfy his appetite, but the bellies of wicked people are always empty.
• Ezekiel 4:14I answered, “Almighty Lord, I have never dishonored myself. From the time I was young until now, I have never eaten an animal that died by itself or was killed by other wild animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
• Haggai 1:6You planted a lot, but you harvested little. You eat, but you’re never full. You drink, but you’re still thirsty. You wear clothing, but you never have enough to keep you warm. You spend money as fast as you earn it.
• Luke 1:53He fed hungry people with good food. He sent rich people away with nothing.
• Luke 9:17All of them ate as much as they wanted. When they picked up the leftover pieces, they filled twelve baskets.
• John 6:7Philip answered, “We would need about a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece.”
• Matthew 15:37All of them ate as much as they wanted. The disciples picked up the leftover pieces and filled seven large baskets.
• Matthew 16:8Jesus knew about their conversation and asked, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you don’t have any bread? You have so little faith!
• 2 Kings 4:1One of the wives of a disciple of the prophets called to Elisha, “Sir, my husband is dead! You know how he feared the Lord. Now a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves.”
• Mark 6:42All of them ate as much as they wanted.

Commentaries on Matthew 14:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20They did all eat, and were filled - Little or much is the same in the hands of Jesus Christ. Here was an incontestable miracle - five thousand men, besides women and children, fed with five cakes and two fishes! Here must have been a manifest creation of substance - the parts of the bread were not dilated to make them appear large, nor was there any delusion in the eating - for they all ate, and were all filled. Here then is one miracle of our Lord…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 A full narrative of the feeding the five thousand is given in each of the other evangelists: in Mark 6:32-44; in Luke 9:10-17; in John 6:1-14. Matthew 14:13 And when Jesus heard of it, he departed - He went to a place of safety. He never threw himself unnecessarily into danger. It was proper that he should secure his life until the appointed time had come for him to die. By a ship into a desert place - That is, he crossed the Sea of Galilee…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 When Christ and his word withdraw, it is best for us to follow, seeking the means of grace for our souls before any worldly advantages. The presence of Christ and his gospel, makes a desert not only tolerable, but desirable. This little supply of bread was increased by Christ's creating power, till the whole multitude were satisfied. In seeking the welfare of men's souls, we should have compassion on their bodies likewise. Let us also…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-21What Jesus did consistently fulfilled Old Testament promises about the kingdom of heaven and the Messiah (Matthew 11:5–6; 12:28). Here, Jesus reminded people of God's gift of manna to the Israelites (Exodus 16; see John 6:32). This showed that he is the promised prophet of the end times (see Deuteronomy 18:15–16).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 14

• 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