Matthew 14:14 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 14:14

When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.

BSB

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ASV

And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

KJV

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

He did not retire into the desert through fear of death, as some suppose, but in mercy to His enemies, that they might not add murder to murder; putting off His death till the day of His passion; on which day the lamb is to be slain as the sacrament, and the posts of them that believe to be sprinkled with the blood. Or, He retired to leave us an example to shun that rashness which leads men to surrender themselves voluntarily, because not all persevere with like constancy under torture with the which they offered themselves to it.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 14.) And going out, he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, and he cured their sick. In the Gospel message, the spirit is always joined with the letters, and whatever seems cold at first glance, if you touch it, it becomes warm. The Lord was in a deserted place; the crowds followed him, leaving their cities, that is, their former ways of life and the varieties of teachings.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, In all the favours Christ shows to us, he is moved with compassion, Isa. lxiii. The motion which the disciples made for the dismissing of the congregation, and Christ's setting aside the motion. The evening drawing on, the disciples moved it to Christ to send the multitude away; they thought there was a good day's work done, and it was time to disperse.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Jesus - was moved with compassion - Εσπλαγχνισθε, he was moved with tender compassion, so I think the word should in general be translated: see the note on Mat 9:36. As a verb, it does not appear to have been used by any but ecclesiastical writers. It always intimates that motion of the bowels, accompanied with extreme tenderness and concern, which is felt at the sight of the miseries of another.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐξελθὼν	exelthōn	having gone out	G1831 →
εἶδεν	eiden	He saw	G1492 →
πολὺν	polun	great	G4183 →
ὄχλον	ochlon	a crowd	G3793 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη	esplagchnisthē	was moved with compassion	G4697 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	toward	G1909 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	them	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐθεράπευσεν	etherapeusen	healed	G2323 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἀρρώστους	arrōstous	sick	G732 →
αὐτῶν.¶	autōn	of them.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
leads to
- Hebrews 2:17–18
  For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement…
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
  God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Isaiah 53:4–5
  Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
- 1 Peter 2:22
  “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- 1 John 3:5
  But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
Through
Matthew 9:36
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
leads to
- Numbers 27:17
  who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
- Mark 6:34
  When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
- Jeremiah 50:6
  My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.

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About Matthew