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Matthew 14

Matthew 14:21

The Feeding of the Five Thousand · Matthew 14:13–21
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Translations

Modern
About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
Traditional
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
Literal
And those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.
Latin
Manducantium autem fuit numerus quinque millia virorum, exceptis mulieribus et parvulis.

Original

Greek
English
About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.

Notes

Matthew 14:21

About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children: At that time, they counted families by the heads of households, not each person.

Matthew 14:13–21

What 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).

Theme notes and profiles

Elisha

Events

Parallels

Mark 6:30–44 Luke 9:10–17 John 6:1–15

Glossary

Bread Gospel of Matthew Jesus Christ Miracle

Topics

Bread: Multitudes Miraculously Fed by Christ With Fishes: Miracles Connected With: Multiplying a Few Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of More than Five-Thousand People Fed Jesus, the Christ: The Twelve Apostles Return Loaves: Miracle of the Five Praying over Food The Miracles of Christ: The Multitude Fed