Matthew Chapter 15 verse 37 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 15:37

And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.
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BBE Matthew 15:37

And they all took food, and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits, seven baskets full.
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DARBY Matthew 15:37

And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;
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KJV 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.
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WBT Matthew 15:37


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WEB Matthew 15:37

They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
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YLT Matthew 15:37

And they did all eat, and were filled, and they took up what was over of the broken pieces seven baskets full,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 37. - Baskets (σπευρ´δας); panniers. Large wicker receptacles, which were sometimes of such size as to hold a man. It was in such a basket that St. Paul was let down from the walls of Damascus (Acts 9:25). The number of the basketfuls corresponded to the original number of loaves; the increase of substance must therefore have been enormous.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(37) Seven baskets full.--The nature of the baskets has been explained above. As it is hardly likely that these could have been carried by the disciples on their journey, we must think of them as having been probably brought by some of the multitude to hold their provisions. The fact that the disciples were shortly afterwards (Matthew 16:7) again without provision, suggests the thought that the fragments themselves had been in their turn distributed to the poor of the villages in the district to which our Lord and the disciples now turned their courses.