called = called to [Him]. on = upon. Greek. epi. now = already. three days = the third day. Observe, not "and nights". See note on Matthew 12:40 , and App-144 and App-156 . nothing = not anything. I will not = I am not willing. See App-102 . read more
we. Emphatic, as are the words which follow. the wilderness = a desert place. These are emphatic also, in addition to "we". fill = satisfy. read more
I am, &c. = I was. but = except. unto = to. Greek. eis. App-104 . lost. Because being without a shepherd. But see note on 1 Kings 12:17 . the house of Israel. Therefore it was still represented by those in the Land. See note on and compare Acts 2:14 , Acts 2:22 , Acts 2:36 . read more
brake. See note on Matthew 14:19 . to = [gave] to. Supplying the Ellipsis from the preceding clause. read more
broken meat = fragments, or crumbs. baskets = large baskets. Greek. spuris. Compare Matthew 14:20 . Acts 9:25 . Our modern clothes-basket. read more
And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat: and I would not send them away fasting, lest haply they faint on the way.The unusual circumstance was that for a period of three whole days and nights Jesus had engaged in one continuous healing service. The throngs would not leave as long as there was a chance of others being healed. Food could wait, and it did. This was a powerful... read more
And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?This remark has occasioned some commentators to view this as the same as the other similar miracle in which the five thousand were fed; but Matthew and Mark both record Jesus' reference to both these wonders as separate events (Matthew 16:9,10; Mark 8:19,20). The unbelief, or apparent unbelief, of the Twelve showed how little they truly understood the power of the Saviour,... read more
And Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. And they all ate and were filled: and they took up of that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.There are... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 15:29-39
71. Ministry in the Decapolis (Matthew 15:29-39; Mark 7:31-8:10)From the Mediterranean towns of Phoenicia, Jesus returned to the region around the Sea of Galilee, then continued on into the Decapolis, where the population was largely Gentile. It seems that for a period his ministry was mainly among Gentiles, and many became believers in the God of Israel (Matthew 15:29-31; Mark 7:31). One of the people he healed was a deaf and dumb man. Because of the man’s deafness, Jesus used actions rather... read more