The Feeding of Five Thousand

13 Now when[a] Jesus heard it,[b] he withdrew from there in a boat to an isolated place by himself. And when[c] the crowds heard it,[d] they followed him by land from the towns. 14 And as he[e] got out, he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 Now when it[f] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, “The place is desolate and the hour is late.[g] Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages and[h] purchase food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said to them, “They do not need[i] to go away. You give them something[j] to eat.” 17 And they said to him, “We do not have anything[k] here except five loaves and two fish.” 18 So he said, “Bring them here to me.” 19 And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and[l] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And after[m] breaking them,[n] he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them[o] to the crowds. 20 And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. 21 Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 14:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Matthew 14:13 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Matthew 14:13 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Matthew 14:13 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Matthew 14:14 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got out”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Matthew 14:15 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  7. Matthew 14:15 Literally “has passed away”
  8. Matthew 14:15 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go away”) has been translated as a finite verb
  9. Matthew 14:16 Literally “have need”
  10. Matthew 14:16 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  11. Matthew 14:17 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  12. Matthew 14:19 Here “and” has been supplied in the English translation for stylistic reasons
  13. Matthew 14:19 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“breaking”) which is understood as temporal
  14. Matthew 14:19 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  15. Matthew 14:19 gave them” is an implied repetition of the earlier verb

Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand(A)(B)

13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them(C) and healed their sick.(D)

15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

17 “We have here only five loaves(E) of bread and two fish,” they answered.

18 “Bring them here to me,” he said. 19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.(F) Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

13 As soon as Jesus heard the news, he left in a boat to a remote area to be alone. But the crowds heard where he was headed and followed on foot from many towns. 14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”

16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.”

17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.

18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!

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