Matthew 15 · Verse 37

Matthew 15:37

And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
Matthew 15:37, King James Version

Matthew 15:37 in other translations

BSBThey all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
WEBThey all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
ASVAnd they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
YLTAnd they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,
DARBYAnd all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
BBEAnd they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
WebsterAnd they all ate and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets full.

What does Matthew 15:37 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 37. Mt 15:32

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 15:37 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
ἔφαγονephagonateG5315
πάντεςpantesallG3956
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐχορτάσθησαν,echortasthēsanwere satisfied,G5526
καὶkaiandG2532
τὸtothat whichG3588
περισσεῦονperisseuonis remainderingG4052
τῶνtōnof theG3588
κλασμάτωνklasmatōnfragmentsG2801
ἦραν,ēranthey took upG142
ἑπτὰheptasevenG2033
σπυρίδαςspuridasbasketsG4711
πλήρεις.plēreisfull.G4134

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

Cross references for Matthew 15:37

  • Matthew 14:20-21

    And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

  • Psalms 107:9

    For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

  • Mark 8:19-21

    When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

  • Mark 8:8-9

    So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

  • 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?

  • Luke 1:53

    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  • 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?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all.
33; 14:20,21; Ps 107:9; Lu 1:53
seven.
16:9,10; Mr 8:8,9,19-21

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

Context

  • Matthew 15:36

    And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

  • Matthew 15:37

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

  • Matthew 15:38

    And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

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Matthew 15:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y comieron todos, y se hartaron: y alzaron lo que sobró de los pedazos, siete espuertas llenas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils mangèrent tous et furent rassasiés; et ils ramassèrent, des morceaux qui étaient de reste, sept corbeilles pleines.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie aßen alle und wurden gesättigt; und sie hoben auf, was an Brocken übrigblieb, sieben Körbe voll.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et comederunt omnes, et saturati sunt. Et quod superfuit de fragmentis, tulerunt septem sportas plenas.