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Matthew 14:21

Miracles and God's intervention

19 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.

20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

23 After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
KJV
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
WEB
Those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.
ASV
And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
DARBY
But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
BLB
And those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.
ÅB
Omkring fem tusen menn hadde spist, i tillegg til kvinner og barn.
OTB
De som spiste var omkring fem tusen menn, i tillegg til kvinner og barn.
B1930
Men de som hadde ett, var omkring fem tusen menn foruten kvinner og barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Philippians 4:19

    And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:8–11

    And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

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  • Acts 4:4

    But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

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  • John 6:10

    “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

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  • Acts 4:34

    There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

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