Matthew 15:37 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 15:37

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

BSB

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ASV

And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

KJV

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

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Commentary

2 voices

Hilary of Poitiers

Commentary on Matthew 15.10 (367)

They brought forward seven loaves of bread. The Gentiles received no salvation from the law and the prophets. However, they live because of the grace of the Spirit whose sevenfold light, as noted by Isaiah, is a gift. Therefore through faith in the Spirit the Gentiles receive salvation. They recline on the ground, for they were not subject to any works of the law or the flesh but were called in their earthly condition to the Spirit of the sevenfold light.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they did all eat, and were filled,.... Every one had a share of the provision, and that to full satisfaction; no one was overlooked and neglected, and everyone had as much as he could eat: and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets full. The disciples, after they had distributed to everyone his portion, went round, and collected the remaining fragments, and filled seven baskets therewith, according to the number of the loaves which were broken; and so had a full return for the loaves and fishes they spared on this occasion.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They did all eat, and were filled - Εχορτασθησαν - they were satisfied. The husks of worldly pleasures may fill the man, but cannot satisfy the soul. A man may eat, and not be satisfied: it is the interest therefore of every follower of Christ to follow him till he be fed, and to feed on him till he be satisfied.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

The beginning of this passage contains three points which deserve our special attention. For the present let us dwell exclusively on them. In the first place, let us remark how much more pains people take about the relief of their bodily diseases than about their souls. We read that “ great multitudes came to Jesus having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed and many others.” Many of them, no doubt, had journeyed many miles, andgone through great fatigues. Nothing is so difficult and troublesome as to move sick people.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἔφαγον	ephagon	ate	G5315 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐχορτάσθησαν,	echortasthēsan	were satisfied,	G5526 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	that which	G3588 →
περισσεῦον	perisseuon	is remaindering	G4052 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
κλασμάτων	klasmatōn	fragments	G2801 →
ἦραν,	ēran	they took up	G142 →
ἑπτὰ	hepta	seven	G2033 →
σπυρίδας	spuridas	baskets	G4711 →
πλήρεις.	plēreis	full.	G4134 →

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
Psalms 107:9
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
leads to
- Matthew 5:6
  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Jeremiah 31:25
  for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
- Psalms 34:10
  Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Luke 1:53
  He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
- Psalms 146:7
  He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Through
Matthew 15:33
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
leads to
- Mark 8:4–5
  His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
- Luke 9:13
  But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
- Matthew 14:15
  When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew