The Meaning of Matthew 15:38 Explained

Matthew 15:38

KJV: And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

YLT: and those eating were four thousand men, apart from women and children.

Darby: but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

ASV: And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Matthew 15:38?

MEANING: What does Matthew 15:38 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Matthew 15:38 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Matthew 15:38?

What is the context of Matthew 15:38?

Four Thousand Fed (Matthew 15:32-39)
Jesus Feeds Four Thousand (Matthew 15:32-39)
Feeding 4,000 (Matthew 15:32-39)
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand (Matthew 15:32-39)
The Feeding of Four Thousand (Matthew 15:32-39)
Feeding the Four Thousand (Matthew 15:32-39)
Jesus Feeds More than Four Thousand People (Matthew 15:32-39)
Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand .( X .) .( Y .) .( Z .) (Matthew 15:29-39)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

What does Matthew 15:38 Mean?

Context Summary

Matthew 15:29-39 - Ministering To The Multitudes

Our Lord's mission of grace and truth was at its height. His help was sought with the utmost eagerness. Large numbers of sick were cast at His feet in hot haste. The crumb was given to the woman of Canaan, but whole loaves were distributed to the crowds of Jews, because it was befitting that they should have a full chance to appreciate and accept Christ. For a brief moment they glorified the God of Israel, but the spasm of gratitude was transient. "His own" rejected Jesus. They would have His miracles, but would not own His claims. Take care that you do not become content with getting His help; love Him for Himself.

Do not suppose that these miracles were confined to His earthly life. He is still the great storehouse of divine and healing energy. He is still moved with compassion, and longs to help each weary and sin-sick soul. His thought still is lest they faint by the way. The wilderness can place no bar on "the saving strength of His right hand." Disciples especially are meant to be intermediaries and mediators. They take and give. [source]

Chapter Summary: Matthew 15

¹ Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees
⁷ for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;
¹⁰ teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man
²¹ He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,
²⁹ and other great multitudes;
³² and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men

What do the individual words in Matthew 15:38 mean?

Those then eating were four thousand men besides women and children

οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν τετρακισχίλιοι ἄνδρες χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων

οἱ	Those
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἐσθίοντες	eating
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἐσθίω Sense: to eat.
τετρακισχίλιοι	four thousand
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: τετρακισχίλιοι Sense: four thousand.
ἄνδρες	men
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἀνήρ Sense: with reference to sex.
χωρὶς	besides
Parse: Preposition Root: χωρίς Sense: separate, apart.
γυναικῶν	women
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Plural Root: γυνή Sense: a woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow.
παιδίων	children
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: παιδίον Sense: a young child, a little boy, a little girl.

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