Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children. New Living Translation There were 4,000 men who were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children. English Standard Version Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Berean Standard Bible A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children. Berean Literal Bible And those eating were four thousand men, besides women and children. King James Bible And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. New King James Version Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. New American Standard Bible And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. NASB 1995 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. NASB 1977 And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Legacy Standard Bible And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Amplified Bible [Among] those who ate were 4,000 men, not counting women and children. Christian Standard Bible Now there were four thousand men who had eaten, besides women and children. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now those who ate were 4,000 men, besides women and children. American Standard Version And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. Contemporary English Version There were 4,000 men who ate, not counting the women and children. English Revised Version And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. GOD'S WORD® Translation Four thousand men had eaten. (This number does not include the women and children who had eaten.) Good News Translation The number of men who ate was four thousand, not counting the women and children. International Standard Version Now those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. Majority Standard Bible A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. NET Bible Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate. New Heart English Bible Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Webster's Bible Translation And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. Weymouth New Testament Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children. World English Bible Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children. Berean Literal Bible And those eating were four thousand men, besides women and children. Young's Literal Translation and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children. Smith's Literal Translation And they eating were four thousand men, besides women and children. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they that did eat, were four thousand men, beside children and women. Catholic Public Domain Version But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women. New American Bible Those who ate were four thousand men, not counting women and children. New Revised Standard Version Those who had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd those who did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But they who ate had been 4,000 men, apart from women and children. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. Godbey New Testament And those eating were about tour thousand men, besides women and children. Haweis New Testament And they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children. Mace New Testament though the guests were to the number of four thousand men, beside women and children. Weymouth New Testament Those who ate were 4,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children. Worrell New Testament and those eating were four thousand men, besides women and children. Worsley New Testament Now they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feeding of the Four Thousand…37They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 38A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. 39After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.… Cross References Matthew 14:21 About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children. Mark 8:9 And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd, Mark 6:44 And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves. John 6:10 “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 2 Kings 4:42-44 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. Exodus 16:15-18 When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. / This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’” / So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. ... Numbers 11:21-23 But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’ / If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?” / The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.” 1 Samuel 2:5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. 2 Kings 7:1-2 Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” / But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.” Psalm 78:19-25 They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” / Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel, ... Psalm 132:15 I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. Isaiah 55:1-2 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Jeremiah 31:14 I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 34:29 And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations. Matthew 16:9-10 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? / Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? Treasury of Scripture And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. Jump to Previous Adult Apart Ate Besides Children Eat Eaten Eating Food Four Reckoning Thousand Together WomenJump to Next Adult Apart Ate Besides Children Eat Eaten Eating Food Four Reckoning Thousand Together WomenMatthew 15 1. Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees 7. for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10. teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21. He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 29. and other great multitudes; 32. and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men A total of four thousand men were fed This phrase highlights the miraculous provision of Jesus, emphasizing the number of men specifically counted. The Greek word for "men" here is "ἀνδρῶν" (andrōn), which specifically refers to adult males, distinguishing them from women and children. This distinction underscores the magnitude of the miracle, as the total number of people fed would have been significantly higher when including women and children. Historically, this event reflects the compassion and divine authority of Jesus, who provides abundantly for the needs of the people, reminiscent of God's provision of manna in the wilderness for the Israelites (Exodus 16). in addition to women and children Parallel Commentaries ... Greek A total ofοἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. four thousand τετρακισχίλιοι (tetrakischilioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5070: Four thousand. From the multiplicative adverb of tessares and chilioi; four times a thousand. men ἄνδρες (andres) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. were ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. fed, ἐσθίοντες (esthiontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2068: Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat. in addition to χωρὶς (chōris) Preposition Strong's 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from. women γυναικῶν (gynaikōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. children. παιδίων (paidiōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. Links Matthew 15:38 NIVMatthew 15:38 NLT Matthew 15:38 ESV Matthew 15:38 NASB Matthew 15:38 KJV Matthew 15:38 BibleApps.com Matthew 15:38 Biblia Paralela Matthew 15:38 Chinese Bible Matthew 15:38 French Bible Matthew 15:38 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 15:38 Those who ate were four thousand men (Matt. Mat Mt) |