KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Matthew 15:34–39
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Matthew 15:34
34And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
34And Iesus saith vnto them, How many loaues haue yee? And they said, Seuen, and a few little fishes.
Matthew 15:35
35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
35And hee commaunded the multitude to sit downe on the ground.
Matthew 15:36
36And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
36And he tooke the seuen loaues and the fishes, and gaue thankes, and brake them, and gaue to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Matthew 15:37
37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
37And they did all eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.
Matthew 15:38
38And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
38And they that did eat, were foure thousand men, beside women and children.
Matthew 15:39
39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
39And he sent away the multitude, and tooke ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
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DEFINED WORDS
Matthew 15:34
A great number; numerous persons or things.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Portions or shaped masses of bread baked as separate units.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The number following six and preceding eight.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)
Not many; small in number.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Aquatic animals; as a verb, catches fish.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Matthew 15:35
Ordered; directed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The earth or soil; a foundation, basis, or reason; also to establish firmly.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
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Matthew 15:36
The number following six and preceding eight.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)
Portions or shaped masses of bread baked as separate units.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Aquatic animals; as a verb, catches fish.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To express gratitude for a favor; to make acknowledgments to one for kindness bestowed.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Learners or followers who receive instruction.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Matthew 15:37
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Made full; supplied with abundance.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Departed from, allowed to remain, or abandoned.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The number following six and preceding eight.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)
Woven containers used for carrying or holding things.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Matthew 15:38
To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
The number following three and preceding five.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
At the side of; apart from; or in addition to.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Matthew 15:39
Caused to go or be carried; dispatched.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A vessel for travel or transport on water.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Borders, boundaries, or regions; in some contexts, shores.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 34
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Open the full verse study9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
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Open the full verse study9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
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Open the full verse study41And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
42And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
From verse 35
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Open the full verse study10And 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.
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Open the full verse study14For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
15And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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Open the full verse study39And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
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Open the full verse study19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
From verse 36
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Open the full verse study19¶ And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
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Open the full verse study6He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
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Open the full verse study35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
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Open the full verse study11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
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Open the full verse study31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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Open the full verse study3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
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Open the full verse study13As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
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Open the full verse study23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
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Open the full verse study17And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
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Open the full verse study30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
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Open the full verse study19And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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Open the full verse study26¶ And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
From verse 37
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Open the full verse study19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
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Open the full verse study53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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Open the full verse study8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
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Open the full verse study20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
21And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
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Open the full verse study33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
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Open the full verse study9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
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Open the full verse study9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
From verse 39
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Open the full verse study10¶ And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
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Open the full verse study22¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
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