Matthew 15:25-39 ▼

25 however she advanc'd, and throwing her self at his feet, cried, O Lord, assist me.

26 but he answered, it is not just to take the childrens bread, and throw it to puppies.

27 'tis true, Lord, said she: yet even puppies eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table.

28 then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is thy faith: as you desire, be it done, and her daughter was healed from that very hour.

29 Jesus having left that place, drew nigh to the sea of Galilee, and went up a mountain, where he sat down.

30 there a great crowd of people came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus feet, and he healed them:

31 insomuch that the people wondred when they perceived the dumb to speak, the maimed to be heal'd, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

32 Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way, but his disciples said to him,

33 how can we get bread enough in the desert to satisfy such a multitude?

34 Jesus asked, how many loaves have ye? they reply'd, seven, and a few small fish.

35 and he bid the people sit down on the ground.

36 then taking the seven loaves, and the fish, he gave thanks, and distributed them, by pieces, to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

37 so that they all eat, and were satiated: the superfluous fragments they carried off, amounting to seven baskets full:

38 though the guests were to the number of four thousand men, beside women and children.

39 then dismissing the multitude, he embark'd, and came to the coast of Magada.