Matthew 15:37
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New International Version (©2011)
They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

New Living Translation (©2007)
They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
They all ate and were filled. Then they collected the leftover pieces--seven large baskets full.

International Standard Version (©2012)
All of them ate until they were filled, then the disciples picked up what was left of the broken pieces—seven baskets full.

NET Bible (©2006)
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And all of them ate and were satisfied and they took up the remnants of fragments, filling seven baskets.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All of them ate as much as they wanted. The disciples picked up the leftover pieces and filled seven large baskets.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken pieces that were left seven baskets full.

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

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.

Darby Bible Translation
And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;

English Revised Version
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they all ate and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets full.

Weymouth New Testament
And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.

World English Bible
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Young's Literal Translation
And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

15:29-39 Whatever our case is, the only way to find ease and relief, is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to him, and refer it to his disposal. Those who would have spiritual healing from Christ, must be ruled as he pleases. See what work sin has made; what various diseases human bodies are subject to. Here were such diseases as fancy could neither guess the cause nor the cure of, yet these were subject to the command of Christ. The spiritual cures that Christ works are wonderful. When blind souls are made to see by faith, the dumb to speak in prayer, the maimed and the lame to walk in holy obedience, it is to be wondered at. His power was also shown to the multitude, in the plentiful provision he made for them: the manner is much the same as before. All did eat, and were filled. Those whom Christ feeds, he fills. With Christ there is bread enough, and to spare; supplies of grace for more than seek it, and for those that seek for more. Christ sent away the people. Though he had fed them twice, they must not look for miracles to find their daily bread. Let them go home to their callings and their own tables. Lord, increase our faith, and pardon our unbelief, teaching us to live upon thy fulness and bounty, for all things pertaining to this life, and that which is to come.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 37. - Baskets (σπευρ´δας); panniers. Large wicker receptacles, which were sometimes of such size as to hold a man. It was in such a basket that St. Paul was let down from the walls of Damascus (Acts 9:25). The number of the basketfuls corresponded to the original number of loaves; the increase of substance must therefore have been enormous.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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.

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The Feeding of the Four Thousand
…36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

2 Kings 4:44 Then he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
Matthew 14:20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Matthew 15:38 The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.
Matthew 16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Mark 8:8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
Mark 8:20 "And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?" They answered, "Seven."
Acts 9:25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.