Matthew 15:37
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- KJV
- And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
- WEB
- They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
- ASV
- And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
- DARBY
- And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
- BLB
- And they all ate and were satisfied, and they took up the superabounding of the fragments, seven baskets full.
- ÅB
- Og de spiste alle sammen og ble mette. Og de samlet sammen det som ble til overs av stykkene, syv kurver fulle.
- OTB
- Alle spiste og ble mette. Etterpå samlet disiplene syv kurver med tiloversblevne stykker.
- B1930
- Og de åt alle sammen og blev mette; og de tok op det som blev tilovers av stykkene, syv kurver fulle.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 14:20–21
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
Read in contextPsalms 107:9
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Read in contextMark 8:19–21
When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
Read in contextMark 8:8–9
So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Read in contextMatthew 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?
Read in contextLuke 1:53
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Read in contextMatthew 16:9–10
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
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