Matthew 14:21

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

And {G1161} they that had eaten {G2068} were {G2258} about {G5616} five thousand {G4000} men {G435}, beside {G5565} women {G1135} and {G2532} children {G3813}.

Those eating numbered about five thousand men, plus women and children.

About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Philippians 4:19 (5 votes)

    But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:8 (4 votes)

    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:

  • 2 Corinthians 9:11 (4 votes)

    Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

  • Acts 4:4 (3 votes)

    Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

  • John 6:10 (2 votes)

    And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

  • Acts 4:34 (2 votes)

    Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,