Matthew 15:33 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? ”

Matthew 15:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The miracle recorded here - the feeding of the four thousand - took place on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mark 8:1-10 . The circumstances of the miracle are...
Matthew 15:33 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Second Feeding of the Multitude ( Mark 8:1-10 *) Mt. follows Mk. closely, but again adds women and children. I would not send them away fasting ( Matthew 15:32 ), according to Allen, heightens...
Matthew 15:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

we. Emphatic, as are the words which follow. the wilderness . a desert place. These are emphatic also, in addition to "we". fill . satisfy.
Matthew 15:33 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

33. Whence shall we obtain so many loaves in a solitary place? The disciples manifest excessive stupidity in not remembering, at least, that earlier proof of the power and grace of Christ, w...
Matthew 15:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, etc. - Human foresight,...
Matthew 15:33 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I have compassion on the multitude— Σπλαγχνιζομαι, a very expressive word, signifying My bowels yearn, or are moved, see ch. Matthew 9:36 . It is pleasing to remark the strong compassion which...
Matthew 15:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 7:31-37 ; Mark 8:1-10 . Ver...
Matthew 15:33 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Traditions of the Elders. The Canaanitish Woman. Feeding the Four Thousand 1-20. Unwashed hands and the traditions of the elders ( Mark 7:1 ). In this important controversy Jesus defined His p...
Matthew 15:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

His disciples say unto him. — Here, on the assumption that we are dealing with a true record, a difficulty of another kind meets us. How was it, we ask, that the disciples, with the memory of the f...
Matthew 15:33 - 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 15:33 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ministering to the Multitudes Matthew 15:29-39 Our Lord's mission of grace and truth was at its height. His help was sought with the utmost eagerness. Large numbers of sick were cast at His fee...
Matthew 15:33 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The question was not of cleanliness, but of ritual. This washing of hands to remove imaginary evil was a part of the tradition of the elders. Against the binding of such burdens on men our Lord passi...
Matthew 15:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. (30) And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame...
Matthew 15:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And his disciples said unto him ,.... The former miracle of feeding five thousand men, besides women and children, with five loaves and two fishes, being quite out of their thoughts, they reply, w...
Matthew 15:33 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? Ver. 33. Whence should we have, &c. ] See their stupidity and diffidenc...
Matthew 15:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jesus called his disciples, and said, I have compassion , &c. For some observations on the contents of these verses, see the notes on Mark 8:1-9 .
Matthew 15:33 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

After the power and grace of the Lord Jesus has wrought so great, refreshing blessing, the cold, barren criticism of scribes and Pharisees of Jerusalem is an example of how the deadening principle of...
Matthew 15:33 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Four Thousand Men Fed. 29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and s...
Matthew 15:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 15:39 " .
Matthew 15:33 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Feeding of Four Thousand In Gentile Territory By A Miracle (15:32-39). It was one thing for Jesus to preach and heal in Gentile territory where there were many Jews, while allowing Gentiles to...
Matthew 15:33 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 15:29 . A mountain .—Rather, the mountain country; the high land, as distinguished from the low land, which He had left ( Carr ). From Mark 7:31 R.V., it would appear...
Matthew 15:33 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:33-34 Christ's direction was, "How many loaves have ye?" And of this sentence it has been strikingly observed that it is characteristic of the way in which all Christ's nature was wont...
Matthew 15:33 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:1 . Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Our Lord had been busily engaged in healing the sick, and now these pettifoggers came round about him to...
Matthew 15:33 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:2 . Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? The cabala, or unwritten law, was counted by the pharisees of equal authority with the law itself. Rabbi Aquiba says, he...
Matthew 15:33 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 15:1-40 Discourse concerning ceremonial pollution. ( Mark 7:1-41 .) Matthew 15:1 Then . This is after the third Passover, which whether our Lord attended or not...
Matthew 15:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The great need of the people:
Matthew 15:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 4:42-44 ; John 6:5-7 ; John 6:8 ; John 6:9 ; Luke 9:13 ; Mark 6:37 ; Mark 8:4 ; Mark 8:5 ; Matthew 14:15 ; Numbers 11:21 ; Numbers 11:22

Matthew 15:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 15:33 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 15:33 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 15:33 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:33 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 15:33 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 15:33 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 15:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 15:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge