Matthew 15:32-16:4

New American Standard Bible

Four Thousand Men Fed

^32 (A)Now Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “^(B)I feel compassion for the ^[a]people, because they ^[b]have remained with Me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” ³³ The disciples *said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?” ³⁴ And Jesus *said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” ³⁵ And He directed the ^[c]people to ^[d]sit down on the ground; ³⁶ and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and after ^(C)giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷ And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large ^(D)baskets full. ³⁸ And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

³⁹ And sending away the crowds, Jesus got into ^(E)the boat and came to the region of ^(F)Magadan.

Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus

16 ^(G)The ^(H)Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they ^(I)asked Him to show them a ^[e]sign from heaven. ² But He replied to them, “^[f](J)When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ ³ And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ ^(K)You know how to discern the ^[g]appearance of the sky, but are you unable to discern the signs of the times? ^4 (L)An evil and adulterous generation wants a ^[h]sign; and so a ^[i]sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah.” And He left them and went away.