“I have heard the complaints of the people of Israel. So tell them, ‘Tonight you will eat meat. And in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know you can trust the Lord, your God.’”
Matthew 14:20 - Easy To Read Version All the people ate and were filled. After the people finished eating, the followers filled twelve baskets with the pieces of food that were not eaten. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
“I have heard the complaints of the people of Israel. So tell them, ‘Tonight you will eat meat. And in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know you can trust the Lord, your God.’”
And Moses said, “You have been complaining, and the Lord has heard your complaints. So tonight the Lord will give you meat. And in the morning you will have all the bread you need. You have been complaining to Aaron and me. But now, maybe we will have a little rest. Remember, you are not complaining against Aaron and me. You are complaining against the Lord.”
I will give you a share of the grain {left in that city}. {But there will be very little food to eat.} Ten women will be able to cook all their bread in one oven. They will measure each piece of bread. You will eat, but you will still be hungry!
You have planted many seeds, but you have gathered only a few crops. You have food to eat, but not enough to get full. You have something to drink, but not enough to get drunk. You have some clothes to wear, but not enough to keep warm. You earn a little money, but \{you don’t know where it all goes\}. It’s like there is a hole in your pocket!’ {\cf2\super [2]} ”
There were about 5,000 men there that ate. There were also women and children that ate.
The followers asked Jesus, “Where can we get enough bread to feed all these people? We are far away from any town.”
What great blessings there are for the people that want to do right more than anything else {\cf2\super [59]} !\par God will fully satisfy them.\par
God filled the hungry people\par with good things,\par but he sent the \{selfishly\} rich people\par away with nothing.\par
All the people ate and were filled. And there was much food left. Twelve baskets were filled with the pieces of food that were not eaten.
Philip answered, “We would all have to work a month to buy enough bread for each person here to have only a little piece!”