About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
- KJV And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
- NKJV Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
- NASB There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.
- NLT About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!
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About five thousand men ate, besides women and children. The scale of the miracle magnifies its wonder.
Overview
Matthew notes that the men numbered about five thousand, with women and children additional, making the crowd far larger still. The sheer magnitude underscores the greatness of the miracle and the power of Christ. This well-attested sign, recorded in all four Gospels, testifies to Jesus' divine authority over creation and His care for the multitudes.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Phil 4:19And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Cor 9:8–11And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- 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.
- Acts 4:34There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
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