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Ewangelia Mateusza 15:32

Lecz Jezus zwoławszy uczniów swoich, rzekł: Żal mi tego ludu; albowiem już trzy dni przy mnie trwają, a nie mają, co by jedli, a nie chcę ich rozpuścić głodnych, by snać nie pomdleli na drodze.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Christ;   Compassion;   Miracles;   Sympathy-Pitilessness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Providence;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Bread, Bread of Presence;   Miracle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Pharisees;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Mercy, Merciful;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Disciples;   Mss;   Pity;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Activity;   Almsgiving ;   Coming to Christ;   Considerateness;   Cures;   Endurance;   Feeding the Multitudes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Gentleness (2);   Giving;   Humanity of Christ;   Manuscripts;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Multitude;   Numbers (2);   Pity;   Pity Compassion;   Popularity ;   Sea of Galilee;   Struggles of Soul;   Wilderness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Tradition;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Faint;   Hap;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Number;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 19;  

Parallel Translations

Biblia Gdańska (1632)
Lecz Jezus zwoławszy uczniów swoich, rzekł: Żal mi tego ludu; albowiem już trzy dni przy mnie trwają, a nie mają, co by jedli, a nie chcę ich rozpuścić głodnych, by snać nie pomdleli na drodze.
Biblia Przekład Toruński
32 A Jezus wezwał swoich uczniów i powiedział: Żal mi tego tłumu, ponieważ już trzy dni pozostają przy mnie i nie mają co jeść, a nie chcę ich rozpuścić głodnych, aby czasem nie zasłabli w drodze.
Nowe Przymierze Zaremba
A Jezus przywołał swoich uczniów i powiedział: Bardzo mi żal tych ludzi. Są ze Mną już trzy dni. Nie mają co jeść, a Ja nie chcę odsyłać ich głodnych, bo mogliby zasłabnąć w drodze.
Nowa Biblia Gdańska (2012)
Lecz Jezus zwołał swoich uczniów i powiedział: Żal mi tego tłumu, gdyż już trzy dni przy mnie trwają i nie mają co jeść; a nie chcę ich odprawić głodnych, aby czasem nie pomdleli w drodze.
Uwspółcześniona Biblia Gdańska
Lecz Jezus przywołał swoich uczniów i powiedział: Żal mi tych ludzi, bo już trzy dni przy mnie trwają i nie mają co jeść. Nie chcę ich odprawić głodnych, aby przypadkiem nie zasłabli w drodze.
Biblia Brzeska (1563)
A Jezus wezwawszy uczniów swoich rzekł: Mam litość nad tym zgromadzeniem ludu, abowiem już trzy dni trwają przy mnie, a nie mają, coby jedli, a nie chcę ich opuścić bez pokarmu, aby w drodze nie ustali.
Biblia Warszawska
A Jezus wezwał uczniów swoich i rzekł: Żal mi tego ludu; albowiem już trzy dni są ze mną i nie mają co jeść, a Ja nie chcę ich odprawić głodnych, aby czasem w drodze nie zasłabli.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jesus: Matthew 9:36, Matthew 14:14, Matthew 20:34, Mark 8:1, Mark 8:2, Mark 9:22, Luke 7:13

I have: Hebrews 4:15

three: Matthew 12:40, Matthew 27:63, Acts 27:33

and have: Matthew 6:32, Matthew 6:33, Luke 12:29, Luke 12:30

lest: 1 Samuel 14:28-31, 1 Samuel 30:11, 1 Samuel 30:12, Mark 8:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:17 - heard Mark 6:34 - saw Mark 6:37 - give Luke 9:12 - Send Luke 14:13 - call Acts 27:34 - for this James 2:16 - one

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him,.... Who were at some little distance from him, to impart his mind unto them, whom he had made, and used, as his familiar friends; and to try their faith, and raise their attention, and prepare them for the following miracle; as well as to teach them by his example, and accustom them to show bowels of mercy and compassion to persons in any kind of want and distress:

and said, I have compassion on the multitude; which must be understood of him as man, whose bowels yearned towards them, having been so long without any food for their bodies, or very little; as he had compassion on the sick, and diseased, and healed them, so on the sound and whole, and was willing to feed them. Christ, our high priest, is a merciful one, and is touched with the feeling of the infirmities of men, of every sort, both of soul and body:

because they continue now with me three days; which time had been spent in healing their bodily disorders, and in preaching to them for the good of their souls; which shows the diligence and indefatigableness of Christ, as well as the attachment of the people to him; who were so struck with his miracles and ministry, that though they had been so long from their habitations and families, knew not how to leave him; nor did they talk, or show any signs of departing from him, and returning to their houses, and business of life;

and have nothing to eat; not that they had been so long without eating anything, though very likely it was but little, and what they brought with them, and was now expended; nor could they provide themselves in a desert place, and many of them were a great way off from home:

and I will not send them away fasting; he might have done it, nor did the multitude ask any food of him; but he could not bear the thoughts of dismissing them in such a condition; having had but very little sustenance all this while, and so might be said to be in a manner fasting during this time, at least now:

lest they faint by the way; to their own houses, not having strength and spirit enough to travel, and get home: for "divers of them", as Mark says, "came from far".

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 32. I have compassion, &c.] See a similar transaction explained, Matthew 14:14-22.


 
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