Matthew 14:15 KJV

And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

Words Then and Now

victuals food; provisions Still heard today: vittles, food; the same word Webster’s 1828 · Victuals

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

Five thousand people miraculously fedWhen Christ and his word withdraw, it is best for us to follow, seeking the means of grace for our souls before any worldly advantages. The presence of...

Harmony of the Gospels

§ 64 The Twelve return, and Jesus retires with them across the Lake. Five thousand are fedAlso Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–14

Cross References

Matthew 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
Mark 6:35–36 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: …
Mark 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.
Luke 9:12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

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Topics

Jesus, the Christ The twelve apostles return; he goes to the desert, multitudes follow him; he feeds five thousand (at Lake Galilee)
Loaves Miracle of the five
Trouble The disciples, as to how the multitude could be fed

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 27–31 · The Ministry of Jesus Christ

Greek and Strong’s

And δὲ de δέ Conjunction
when it was γενομένης genomenēs γίνομαι Verb · aorist middle participle, genitive feminine singular
evening Ὀψίας Opsias ὄψιος Adjective · genitive feminine singular
his αὐτῷ autō αὐτός Pronoun · third person, dative masculine singular
disciples οἱ hoi Article · nominative masculine plural μαθηταὶ mathētai μαθητής Noun · nominative masculine plural
came προσῆλθον prosēlthon προσέρχομαι Verb · aorist active indicative, third person plural
to him αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
saying λέγοντες legontes λέγω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine plural
This is ἐστιν estin Verb · present active indicative, third person singular ἐστί estí
a desert Ἔρημός Erēmos ἔρημος Adjective · nominative masculine singular
place ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular τόπος topos τόπος Noun · nominative masculine singular
and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
the time ἡ hē Article · nominative feminine singular ὥρα hōra ὥρα Noun · nominative feminine singular
is now ἤδη ēdē ἤδη Adverb
past παρῆλθεν parēlthen παρέρχομαι Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
send ἀπόλυσον apolyson ἀπολύω Verb · aorist active imperative, second person singular
the multitude τοὺς tous Article · accusative masculine plural ὄχλους ochlous ὄχλος Noun · accusative masculine plural
away ἀπολύω apolýō
that ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
they may go ἀπελθόντες apelthontes ἀπέρχομαι Verb · aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural
into εἰς eis εἰς Preposition
the villages τὰς tas Article · accusative feminine plural κώμας kōmas κώμη Noun · accusative feminine plural
and buy ἀγοράσωσιν agorasōsin ἀγοράζω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, third person plural
themselves ἑαυτοῖς heautois ἑαυτοῦ Pronoun · third person, dative masculine plural
victuals βρώματα brōmata βρῶμα Noun · accusative neuter plural

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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