Those eating numbered about five thousand men, in addition to the women and children.
Matthew 14:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) They all ate until they were full, then gathered up twelve baskets full of the remaining broken pieces. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they all ate and were satisfied. And they picked up twelve [small hand] baskets full of the broken pieces left over. American Standard Version (1901) And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full. Common English Bible Everyone ate until they were full, and they filled twelve baskets with the leftovers. Catholic Public Domain Version And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up the remnants: twelve baskets full of fragments. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up what remained, twelve full baskets of fragments. |
Those eating numbered about five thousand men, in addition to the women and children.
And the disciples said to Him, “Where will we get enough loaves of bread to feed a large crowd in [such] a deserted place [as this]?”
“Those persons who have an appetite for whatever is right are blessed because they will be satisfied.
He has filled the hungry with good things and has sent the rich away empty-handed.
They all ate until they were full, then gathered up twelve baskets [full] of the remaining broken pieces.
Philip answered Him, “Not even two hundred coins’ worth of bread would be enough to feed them if everyone ate only a little bit.” [Note: The amount here indicated was two hundred twelve-hour days of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $21,600 in 2005].