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Matthew 15:34 Cross-References
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“And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.”
Matthew 15:34 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 15:34
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? (καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Πόσους ἄρτους ἔχετε;)—Jesus's question focuses them on present resources, not absent provisions. He always begins with what we have, not what we lack. The interrogative πόσος ('how many') invites inventory—what's available for God to use? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes (οἱ δὲ εἶπαν, Ἑπτά, καὶ ὀλιγα ἰχθύδια)—seven loaves and ὀλίγα ἰχθύδια ('a few small fishes,' diminutive of ἰχθῦς).The number seven (ἑπτά) symbolizes completeness in Scripture. While the 5,000 were fed with five loaves (representing Tor...
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Cross-References for Matthew 15:34
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“neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand”
“and wondered”
“they saw a fire of coals there”