Matthew 14:21

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

BSB

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KJV

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

ASV

And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

YLT

and those eating were about five thousand men, apart from women and children.

DBT

But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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To the number of loaves, five, the number of the men that ate is apportioned, five thousand; And the number of them that had eaten was about five thousand men, besides women and children. There partook five thousand who had reached maturity; for women and children, the weaker sex, and the tender age, were unworthy of number; thus in the book of Numbers, slaves, women, children, and an undistinguished crowd, are passed over unnumbered.

Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420patristic

Related commentary

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men,.... The word "about", is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, in Munster's Hebrew Gospel, and in the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions, which expressly say there were so many.

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

6 linked verses

The verses this one reaches6

Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
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.
Acts 4:4
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
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,
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.
Acts 21:5
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
leads to
- 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.
- Psalms 84:11
  For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- Psalms 23:1–5
  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- 1 Timothy 6:17
  Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us…
Through
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,
leads to
- Acts 2:45
  Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
- Luke 16:9
  I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Through
Acts 4:4
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
leads to
- Acts 2:41
  Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

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