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Matthew 15

Matthew 15:35

The Feeding of the Four Thousand · Matthew 15:29–39
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Translations

Modern
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Traditional
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
Literal
And having commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground,
Latin
Et præcepit turbæ ut discumberent super terram.

Original

Greek
English
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.

Notes

Matthew 15:32–39

The 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).

Theme notes and profiles

Elisha

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 4:42–44 Mark 8:1–10

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Miracle

Topics

Bread: Multitudes Miraculously Fed by Christ With Jesus, the Christ: Feeds More than Four-Thousand People Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of More than Four-Thousand People Fed Loaves: Miracle of the Seven Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Feeds More than Four-Thousand People The Miracles of Christ: The Multitude Fed