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he tookἔλαβενthe sevenτοὺς ἑπτὰloavesἄρτουςandκαὶthe fish,τοὺς ἰχθύαςandκαὶhaving given thanksεὐχαριστήσαςhe broke themἔκλασενandκαὶwas giving themἐδίδουto the disciples,τοῖς μαθηταῖςandδὲthe disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶto the crowds.τοῖς ὄχλοις
Matthew 15:36
Study it in the app“he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and was giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 15:36, word by word
- he tookἔλαβενelaben
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “elaben” appears- the sevenἑπτὰhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- loavesἄρτουςartous
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “artous” appears- the fishἰχθύαςichthyas
fish
Fish.
Where else “ichthyas” appears- having given thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsas
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistēsas” appears- he broke themἔκλασενeklasen
break
Break, especially bread.
Where else “eklasen” appears- was giving themἐδίδουedidou
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edidou” appears- to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētais
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētais” appears- to the crowdsὄχλοιςochlois
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlois” appears
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Matthew 15:32-39
32And Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been staying with me three days already and they do not have anything to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” 33And the disciples say to him, “Where would we get so many loaves in a desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?” 34And Jesus says to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” 35And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, 36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and was giving them to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. 37And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full. 38And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and came into the region of Magadan.
1In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, he called the disciples and says to them, 2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have now been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; 3and if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from far away.” 4And his disciples answered him, “From where will anyone be able to feed these people with bread here in a desolate place?” 5And he was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6And he directs the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves and giving thanks, he broke them and kept giving them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd. 7And they had a few small fish; and having blessed them, he said to set these also before them. 8And they ate and were filled; and they picked up the leftover pieces, seven baskets. 9And there were about four thousand; and he sent them away. 10And at once getting into the boat with his disciples, he came to the district of Dalmanutha.
The context
35And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,
36 · This verse (above)
37And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
To study Matthew 15 in a group
1. What it says
What did the Canaanite woman say to Jesus, and how did the encounter end (vv. 22–28)?
2. What it means
Why does Jesus say that what defiles a person comes out of the heart and not in through the mouth (vv. 10–20)?
3. How I live it
The woman kept asking humbly (v. 25). When is it worth persisting in asking for help, even when it is hard?