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Matthew 15:35
35After directing the crowd to recline on the ground,
Matthew 15:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
- New International Version (NIV)He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
- New King James Version (NKJV)So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Context of Matthew 15:35
33The disciples said to Him, “Where in this wasteland is enough bread to satisfy such a large crowd?” 34Yeshua said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they said, “and a few small fish.” After directing the crowd to recline on the ground, 36He took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks, He broke them. And He began giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. 37And they all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up the broken pieces left over—seven baskets full.
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Cross-references for Matthew 15:35
- Matthew 14:19Ordering the crowd to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He offered the bracha. After breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
- Mark 6:39Then Yeshua made them all sit down in groups on the green grass.
- Luke 9:14For there were about five thousand men. Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “Have the people recline in groups of about fifty each.”
- John 6:10Yeshua said, “Make the people recline.” There was much grass in the area. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number.
Commentaries on Matthew 15:35
- 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
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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
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