Matthew 14:21
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
KJV
οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν ἄνδρες ὡσεὶ πεντακισχίλιοι χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων.
Greek NT
Manducantium autem fuit numerus quinque millia virorum, exceptis mulieribus et parvulis.
Vulgate
And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
ASV
And the number of them that did eat, was five thousand men, besides women and children.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
παιδίον
paidion
noun · 52×
πεντακισχίλιοι
pentakischilioi
adjective · 6×
χωρίς
choris
adverb · 41×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἐσθίω
esthio
verb · 65×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὡσεί
osei
adverb · 20×
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1335The miracles of the multiplication of the loaves, when the Lord says the blessing, breaks and distributes the loaves through his disciples to feed the multitude, prefigure the superabundance of this unique bread of his Eucharist.156 The sign of water turned into wine at Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus' glorification. It makes manifest the fulfillment of the wedding fea…
1. Introduction to the Feeding of the Five Thousand. And when even had come His disciples came to Him, Matthew 14:15 that is, at the consummation of the age in regard to which we may fitly say what is found in the Epistle of John, It is the last hour. 1 John 2:18 They, not yet understanding what the Word was about to do, say to Him, The place is desert, Matthew 14:15 seeing the…
Cross-references
- 2Cor 9:8 — And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
- Acts 4:4 — Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
- Phil 4:19 — But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.