Matthew 14:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 14:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A full narrative of the feeding the five thousand is given in each of the other evangelists: in Mark 6:32-44 ; in Luke 9:10-17 ; in John 6:1-14 . Matthew 14:13 And when Jesus heard of it,...
Matthew 14:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Feeding of the Multitude ( Mark 6:35-44 *, Luke 9:10-17 ). The account is somewhat shorter than in Mk. Having already ( Matthew 9:36 ) spoken of Jesus-' compassion for people who were as shee...
Matthew 14:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men . males. Greek plural of aner . See App-123.
Matthew 14:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
Matthew 14:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. For the exposition of this section-one of the very few where all the four Evangelists run parallel-see the...
Matthew 14:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Death of the Baptist. Feeding the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea 1, 2. Herod's opinion of Jesus ( Mark 6:14 ; Luke 9:7 ).
Matthew 14:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Beside women and children. — St. Matthew is the only Evangelist who mentions their presence, but all the four use the word which emphasises the fact that all the five thousand were men. As the cr...
Matthew 14:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1-36 - Matthew 15:1-39 - Matthew 16:1-12 . THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet be...
Matthew 14:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Abundance for the Hungry Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus sighed for a little quiet and sought it amid the lonely hills across the lake. The crowds saw where His boat was making for, and hurried round th...
Matthew 14:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The presence and activity of the true King filled the false ruler with alarm. Herod sacrificed John to his lust. Once Herod had heard John, and the remembrance of former conviction was still with him...
Matthew 14:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. (14) And Jesus went forth, and saw a...
Matthew 14:21 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND ‘They that had eaten were about five thousand.’ Matthew 14:21 Of all the miracles worked by our Lord, not one is so often mentioned in the New Testament as t...
Matthew 14:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 expres...
Matthew 14:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. Ver. 21. Were about five thousand ] Pythias is famous for that he was able, at his own charge, to entertain Xerxes...
Matthew 14:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass Mark says, by companies , as we render the phrase συμποσια, συμποσια, which is literally, companies, companies , that is, in separate companie...
Matthew 14:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Now authority in high places is seen to reject Him too, by the deliberate rejection of His forerunner and servant John the Baptist. When King Herod hears of His fame, his conscience is troubled, fear...
Matthew 14:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Five Thousand Fed. 13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had h...
Matthew 14:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 17-21. In the relation of this story by the other evangelists there is no difference in what is material; the others relate some circumstances more, as that they sat down on the grass, and by f...
Matthew 14:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Provides A Messianic Fellowship Meal In The Wilderness For His Symbolic New Community (14:13-21). Jesus, having been rejected by His home country and by the powers that be, has compassion on...
Matthew 14:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 14:13 . He departed thence. —Matthew traces the withdrawal from Capernaum to the eastern side of the lake to the news of John Baptist’s martyrdom. Luke tells us that Herod...
Matthew 14:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 14:15-21 Jesus and His Bounty. I. The problem of the disciples. The desert place, the night, and the multitude without food, presented a problem that might well constitute reason for anxi...
Matthew 14:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 14:13 . When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by a ship into a desert place apart: It is well for us to get alone with God when he takes home the best and most faithful of his servan...
Matthew 14:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 14:2 . This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead. Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ, Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of...
Matthew 14:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

They need not depart; give ye them to eat. Christ feeding the multitude The miracles of Jesus were: (1) public; (2) beneficent. I. The nature and circumstances of the miracle. 1. Wh...
Matthew 14:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 14:1-40 CHRIST 'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL , PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD 'S RELATION TO HIM . Matthew 14:1-40 Herod '...
Matthew 14:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The miracle:
Matthew 14:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 9:8-11 ; Acts 4:34 ; Acts 4:4 ; John 6:10 ; Philippians 4:19

Matthew 14:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 14:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 14:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 14:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 14:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 14:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 14:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 14:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 14:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 14:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge