Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
This is the only miracle (except the resurrection) that appears in all four gospels — Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13
heard this - John’s death, or that Herod had heard of His ministry (or both)
Herod never saw Jesus until His trial, at which time Jesus refused to speak in his presence.
evening - probably around 3:00 p.m. by Jewish reckoning
"The Hebrew day, that is, the interval between dawn and darkness, was divided into three parts: morning, noon, and evening (Ps 55:17). The Jews distinguished two evenings in the day: the first began about 3 P.M. and the second at sundown (see Ex 12:6), lit., 'between the evenings'). In this verse [Matt 14:15] the first evening is meant, in verse 23 [Matt 14:23] the second." (Ryrie)
five loaves and two fish - the meal of a boy, discovered by Andrew. The loaves were barley, a poor type of bread (Psalm 132:15).
baskets = small baskets carried on the arm
heard this - John’s death, or that Herod had heard of His ministry (or both)
Herod never saw Jesus until His trial, at which time Jesus refused to speak in his presence.
evening - probably around 3:00 p.m. by Jewish reckoning
"The Hebrew day, that is, the interval between dawn and darkness, was divided into three parts: morning, noon, and evening (Ps 55:17). The Jews distinguished two evenings in the day: the first began about 3 P.M. and the second at sundown (see Ex 12:6), lit., 'between the evenings'). In this verse [Matt 14:15] the first evening is meant, in verse 23 [Matt 14:23] the second." (Ryrie)
five loaves and two fish - the meal of a boy, discovered by Andrew. The loaves were barley, a poor type of bread (Psalm 132:15).
baskets = small baskets carried on the arm
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