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Matthew 16:10

Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

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Parallel Translations

  • WEB World English Bible

    Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    Nether the.vii. loves when there were.iiiii.M. and how many baskettes toke ye vp?

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    Neither the seuen loaues when there were foure thousande men, and howe many baskets tooke ye vp?

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Cross-references (3)

Passages linked to Matthew 16:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Matthew 15:34-38 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.” He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground; and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over. Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
  • Mark 8:5-9 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven.” He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves. Having given thanks, he broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve, and they served the multitude. They had a few small fish. Having blessed them, he said to serve these also. They ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over. Those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then he sent them away.
  • Mark 8:17-21 Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened? Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember? When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.” “When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.” He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”

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Explain this verse (5 sources)

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand,…

10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

Ver. 10. Neither the seven loaves] Learn to lay up experiences. If we were well read in the story of our own lives (saith a reverend man, Dr Sibbs) we might have a divinity of our own. The philosopher saith, that experience is multiplex memoria, because of the memory of the same thing often done ariseth experience, which should be the nurse of confidence.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand,.... Have…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. See Clarke on Mt 16:9
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. Four thousand — It is plain, from the…
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain A different Greek word from that translated "baskets" in…

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