Matthew 15 · Verse 34

Matthew 15:34

And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
Matthew 15:34, King James Version

Matthew 15:34 in other translations

BSB“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
WEBJesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
ASVAnd Jesus said unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
YLTAnd Jesus saith to them, ‘How many loaves have ye?' and they said, ‘Seven, and a few little fishes.'
DARBYAnd Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? But they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
BBEAnd Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.
WebsterAnd Jesus saith to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

What does Matthew 15:34 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 34. Mt 15:32

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 15:29-39

Whatever our case is, the only way to find ease and relief, is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to him, and refer it to his disposal. Those who would have spiritual healing from Christ, must be ruled as he pleases. See what work sin has made; what various diseases human bodies are subject to. Here were such diseases as fancy could neither guess the cause nor the cure of, yet these were subject to the command…

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Matthew 15:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
λέγειlegeisaysG3004
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;G2424
πόσουςposousHow manyG4214
ἄρτουςartousloavesG740
ἔχετε;echetehave you?G2192
οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
εἶπαν·eipanthey said;G2036
ἑπτὰheptaSevenG2033
καὶkaiandG2532
ὀλίγαoligaa fewG3641
ἰχθύδια.ichthudiasmall fish.G2485

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 15:34

  • Matthew 16:9-10

    Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

  • Luke 24:41-42

    And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

  • John 21:9-10

    As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How.
16:9,10
few.
Lu 24:41,42; Joh 21:9,10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 15:33

    And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

  • Matthew 15:34

    And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

  • Matthew 15:35

    And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

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Matthew 15:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jesús les dice: ¿Cuántos panes tenéis? Y ellos dijeron: Siete, y unos pocos pececillos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jésus leur dit: Combien avez-vous de pains? Et ils dirent: Sept, et quelques petits poissons.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Wie viele Brote habt ihr? Sie aber sagten: Sieben, und wenige kleine Fische.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait illis Jesus: Quot habetis panes? At illi dixerunt: Septem, et paucos pisciculos.