Matthew 15

The Feeding of Four Thousand

32 And Jesus summoned his disciples and**Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("summoned") has been translated as a finite verb said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way." 33 And the disciples said to him, "Where in this desolate place can we get*Literally "for us" so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?" 34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven, and a few little fish." 35 And commanding the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, 36 he took the seven loaves and the fish and after he**Here "after" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had given thanks") which is understood as temporal had given thanks, he broke them**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation and began giving*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began giving") them**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. 37 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.