Matthew 15 · Verse 38

Matthew 15:38

And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
Matthew 15:38, King James Version

Matthew 15:38 in other translations

BSBA total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
WEBThose who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
ASVAnd they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.
YLTand those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.
DARBYbut they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.
BBEAnd there were four thousand men who took food, together with women and children.
WebsterAnd they that had eaten were four thousand men, besides women and children.

What does Matthew 15:38 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 38. Mt 15:32

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 38 Four thousand - Let the poor learn from these miracles to trust in God for support. Whatever his ordinary providence denies, his miraculous power will supply.

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…

Read the full comment on Matthew 15:29-39 →

Matthew 15:38 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.

οἱhoiThoseG3588
δὲdethenG1161
ἐσθίοντεςesthionteseatingG2068
ἦσανēsanwereG1510
τετρακισχίλιοιtetrakischilioifour thousandG5070
ἄνδρεςandresmenG435
χωρὶςchōrisbesidesG5565
γυναικῶνgunaikōnwomenG1135
καὶkaiandG2532
παιδίων.¶paidiōnchildren.G3813

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Matthew 15:39

    And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

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Matthew 15:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y eran los que habían comido, cuatro mil hombres, sin las mujeres y los niños.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Or ceux qui avaient mangé étaient 4 000 hommes, outre les femmes et les enfants.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Die aber aßen, waren viertausend Männer, ohne Weiber und Kindlein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erant autem qui manducaverunt quatuor millia hominum, extra parvulos et mulieres.