Matthew 15:37

Simplified Cowboy Version

Everyone ate as much as they wanted and there was enough leftovers to fill seven large Dutch ovens.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They all ate and were satisfied. They collected the leftover pieces—seven large baskets full.

King James Version (1611)
And they did all eate, and were filled: and they tooke vp of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.

King James Version
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

English Standard Version
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

New American Standard Bible
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

New Century Version
All the people ate and were satisfied. Then his followers filled seven baskets with the leftover pieces of food.

Amplified Bible
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they gathered up seven full baskets of the broken pieces that were left over.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they did all eate, and were sufficed: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained, seuen baskets full.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven large baskets full.

Berean Standard Bible
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone ate all they wanted, and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.

Complete Jewish Bible
Everyone ate his fill, and they took seven large baskets full of the leftover pieces.

Darby Translation
And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;

Easy-to-Read Version
All the people ate until they were full. After this, the followers filled seven baskets with the pieces of food that were not eaten.

George Lamsa Translation
And all of them did eat and were satisfied; and they took up of the fragments that were left over, seven full baskets.

Good News Translation
They all ate and had enough. Then the disciples took up seven baskets full of pieces left over.

Lexham English Bible
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

Literal Translation
And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the left over pieces, seven lunch baskets full.

American Standard Version
And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

Bible in Basic English
And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.

Hebrew Names Version
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

International Standard Version
All of them ate and were filled. Then the disciplesthey">[fn] picked up what was left of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

Etheridge Translation
and they all did eat and were satisfied: and they took up of the abundance of fragments seven baskets full.

Murdock Translation
And they all ate, and were satisfied. And they took up the remains of fragments, seven full baskets.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they dyd all eate, and were suffised: And they toke vp, of the broken meate that was left, seuen baskets full.

English Revised Version
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

World English Bible
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they all ate and were satisfied, and they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full.

Weymouth's New Testament
And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle eten, and weren fulfillid, and thei token that that was left of relifes, seuene lepis fulle.

Update Bible Version
And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they all ate and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets full.

New English Translation
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

New King James Version
So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.

New Living Translation
They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.

New Life Bible
They all ate and were filled. They picked up seven baskets full of pieces of bread and fish after the people finished eating.

New Revised Standard
And all of them ate and were filled; and they took up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they all did eat and were filled, - and, the remainder of the broken pieces, took they up, seven hampers, full.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they did all eat, and had their fill. And they took up seven baskets full, of what remained of the fragments.

Revised Standard Version
And they all ate and were satisfied; and they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they dyd all eate and were suffised. And they toke vp of the broke meate that was lefte .vii. basketes full.

Young's Literal Translation
And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they all ate, & were suffised. And they toke vp of the broke meate yt was left, seuen basskettes full.

Mace New Testament (1729)
so that they all eat, and were satiated: the superfluous fragments they carried off, amounting to seven baskets full:

Contextual Overview

²⁹When he left there, Jesus rode along the shore of Lake Galilee. He rode his horse up on top of a hill and sat there. ³⁰A whole mess of folks came up there where he was and brought with them people who were in bad shape. Some were blind. Some were deaf. Some were paralyzed and others couldn't talk. They brought 'em before Jesus and he fixed 'em all. ³¹Everyone was shocked by what Jesus was able to do. The paralyzed were walkin' and the mutes were talkin'. Everyone was shoutin' and shootin' up in the air in honor of the Boss. ³²Jesus called his cowboys over to him and said, "I feel sorry for all these people. They have been here with us for three days and some of 'em haven't had anything to eat. If some of 'em leave, they might pass out before they get home." ³³His cowboys said, "Man, this place is like a barren desert. We could butcher one hundred cows and not have enough food for all these people." ³⁴Jesus asked 'em what kind of food they had and they showed him seven small biscuits and some sardines. ³⁵Jesus hollered for everyone to sit down and then ³⁶he took the seven biscuits and the can of sardines and gave thanks for them. He then broke them and handed 'em to his cowboys so they could pass 'em out to everybody. ³⁷Everyone ate as much as they wanted and there was enough leftovers to fill seven large Dutch ovens. ³⁸There were four thousand cowboys who ate, not counting the womenfolk and little ones.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all: Matthew 15:33, Matthew 14:20, Matthew 14:21, Psalms 107:9, Luke 1:53

seven: Matthew 16:9, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:8, Mark 8:9, Mark 8:19-21

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:6 - when the vessels 2 Kings 4:43 - They shall eat 2 Chronicles 31:10 - we have had Psalms 78:25 - he sent Mark 6:42 - General Luke 9:17 - eat John 6:12 - they

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they did all eat, and were filled,.... Every one had a share of the provision, and that to full satisfaction; no one was overlooked and neglected, and everyone had as much as he could eat:

and they took up of the broken meat that was left, seven baskets full. The disciples, after they had distributed to everyone his portion, went round, and collected the remaining fragments, and filled seven baskets therewith, according to the number of the loaves which were broken; and so had a full return for the loaves and fishes they spared on this occasion.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The miracle recorded here - the feeding of the four thousand - took place on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mark 8:1-10. The circumstances of the miracle are so similar to the one recorded in Matthew 14:14-21, as to need little additional explanation.

Matthew 15:32

Three days, and have nothing to eat - This is not, perhaps, to be taken literally, but only that during that time they had been deprived of their ordinary or regular food.

They had had only a very scanty supply, and on the third day even that began to fail.

Matthew 15:39

Coasts of Magdala - Mark says, “The parts of Dalmanutha.” Magdala was probably the same place which was formerly called Migdol, Joshua 19:38. It is now called Mejdel, and is situated a few miles north of the city of Tiberias, in the land of Gennesaret, on the western side of the Sea of Tiberias, and directly east of Cana of Galilee. “It is a wretched hamlet of a dozen low huts huddled into one, and the whole ready to tumble into a dismal heap of black basaltic rubbish.” - The Land and the Book (Thomson), vol. ii. p. 108. This was the birthplace of Mary Magdalene, out of whom the Saviour cast seven devils, Mark 16:9. Dalmanutha was probably a small village near to Magdala, of which no remains have been discovered. There is no contradiction in the statements of the two evangelists here, for they do not say that Jesus went to either of these towns, but only to the coasts or parts where they were situated.

Remarks On Matthew 15:0

We learn from this chapter:

1. That people are often far more attached to traditions and the commandments of human beings than to the Law of God, Matthew 15:1-6.
2. That people are strongly disposed to explain away the law of God, if possible. It is too strict for them, and too spiritual. They dare not often attack it directly, but they will explain it and dilute it so as to make it mean nothing. Wicked people do not love God’s law, Matthew 15:4-6.
3. People are prone to introduce foolish rites into religion. They do not love what God has commanded, and they attempt to compensate for not loving his doctrines by being great sticklers for their own, Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3-4.
4. All addition to the law of God is evil, Matthew 15:3. All ceremonies in religion which are not authorized by the New Testament are wrong. Man has no right to ordain rites to bind the conscience where God has commanded none, Colossians 2:23. People come the nearest to that which is right when they live nearest to just what God has commanded in the Bible.
5. Hypocrites should be unmasked and detected, Matthew 15:7. He does a great service to people who detects their hypocrisy. That close and faithful preaching which lays open the heart, and shows people what they are, is that which comes nearest to the example of Christ. It may pain them, but the wounds of a friend are faithful Proverbs 27:6; and we should honor and love the man that, by the grace of God, can show us our own hearts. We always honor most the physician of the body that is most skilled in detecting and curing disease, and so should we the physician of the soul.
6. We should be exceedingly cautious in avoiding formality in worship, Matthew 15:8-9. It is hypocrisy. God requires the heart. To render to him only the service of the lips is to mock him. Nothing can be acceptable but true piety, genuine love, and hearty obedience; nothing more hateful than an appearance of worshipping God, while the heart is in sin and the world.
7. The duty of honoring parents, Matthew 15:4-6. Nothing can explain away this duty. It is binding on all. Parents should be obeyed, loved, respected. God requires it and we cannot be free from the duty. Under age, a child is bound always to obey a parent where the parent does not command anything contrary to the Bible; but when the parent commands anything contrary to the Bible, the child is not bound to obey, Acts 5:29. After the child is of age, he is to respect, love, and honor the parent; and, if poor and needy, to provide for his wants until he dies. It is certainly proper that we should do all that we can to comfort those in old age who did so much for us in childhood. A child can never repay a parent for his kindness to him.
8. We are not at liberty to give to anything else not even to religious uses - what is necessary to render our parents comfortable, Matthew 15:4-6. They have the first claim on us. And though it is our duty to do much in the cause of benevolence, yet our first duty should be to see that our parents do not suffer.
9. People easily take offence when they are faithfully reproved, and especially when their hypocrisy is exposed; and especially if this exposure is about some small matter on which they have greatly set their hearts some ceremony in worship or some foolish rite, Matthew 15:12.
10. Every false doctrine is to be opposed and should be rooted up, Matthew 15:13. It is to be opposed by arguments and candid investigation, and not by abuse and misrepresentation. Christ never misrepresented any man’s doctrine. He always stated it just as it was - just as they held it; and then, by argument and the word of God, he showed it was wrong. This is the proper way to manage all controversies.
11. It is of great importance to search the heart, Matthew 15:19-20. It is a fountain of evil. It is the source of all crime. External conduct is comparatively of little importance. In the sight of God, the heart is of more importance; and if that were pure, all would be well.
12. The doctrine of man’s depravity is true, Matthew 15:19. If the heart produces those things which are specified by the Saviour it cannot be pure. And yet who is there from whose heart, at some time, these things have not proceeded? Alas, the world is full of instances that prove that the human heart may produce all these things.
13. In our distress, and the distress of our children and friends, we should go to Jesus. We should, indeed, use all proper means to restore our friends when they are sick; but we should feel that God only can grant returning health and life, Matthew 15:22.
14. We should not be discouraged that our prayers are not immediately answered. God knows the proper time to answer them, and it may be of great importance to us that the answer should be deferred, Matthew 15:23.
15. We should still persevere, Matthew 15:24-27. We should not be discouraged. We should not be disheartened even by the appearance of neglect or unkind treatment.
16. Our prayers will be answered if we persevere, Matthew 15:28. They that seek shall find. In due time - in the best and most proper time - a gracious God will lend an ear to our request, and grant the thing we need.
17. We should come with humility and faith, Matthew 15:27. We can never think too little of ourselves, or too much of the mercy and faithfulness of Christ. Prayers of humility and faith only are answered.
18. Christ will take care of his poor and needy followers. We may be assured that he has power to give us all we need, and that in times of necessity he will supply our wants, Matthew 15:32-38.
19. The great number of poor in the world is no reason why he should not supply them, Matthew 15:38. He daily supplies the wants of nine hundred millions of human beings, besides countless numbers of the beasts of the field, of the fowls of heaven, and the fishes of the sea. It is a small thing to supply the needs of the few poor people on the earth, and He who feeds the world will take care of us in the time of need.
20. We should be grateful to God for our daily food. We should render to him proper thanksgiving, Matthew 15:36.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 15:37. They did all eat, and were filled — εχορτασθησαν - they were satisfied. The husks of worldly pleasures may fill the man, but cannot satisfy the soul. A man may eat, and not be satisfied: it is the interest therefore of every follower of Christ to follow him till he be fed, and to feed on him till he be satisfied.