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Matthew 15:33

Matthew 15:33
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And his disciples said unto him,.... The former miracle of feeding five thousand men, besides women and children, with five loaves and two fishes, being quite out of their thoughts, they reply,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Matthew 15:32-39

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 Mar 8:1-10. The circumstances of the miracle are so…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 15:29-39

Here is, I. A general account of Christ's cures, his curing by wholesale. The tokens of Christ's power and goodness are neither scarce nor scanty; for there is in him an overflowing fulness. Now…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Matthew 15:32-36

Four thousand Men, besides women and children, are miraculously fed

Mar 8:1-9

36. gave to his disciples St Matthew uses the aorist, St Mark the more vivid imperfect "kept giving."

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