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Luke 9:14
For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
See the Matthew 14:13 notes, and Mark 6:30 notes. Luke 9:10 BETHSAIDA - A city on the east bank of the river Jordan, near where the river enters into the Sea of Tib
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. ...
THE FEEDING OF THE MULTITUDE (Mark 6:31 *, Matthew 14:13 *). Lk., like Mt., abbreviates Mk He fixes the scene at Bethsaida; in Mk. Jesus crosses the lake to that town afterwards, but perhaps Mk. is wr...
When the apostles returned they told Jesus all that they had done. So he took them and withdrew privately to a place called Bethsaida. When the crowds found out where he was they followed him; and he...
EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...
MEN. Greek. Plural of _aner._ App-123. TO. Greek _pros._ App-104. Not the same word as in verses: Luke 9:9; Luke 9:16. _Conversion Note_: These numbers were listed after the Luke 9:16 verse and appear...
_Jive thousand men)_"Besides women and children," Matthew 14:21. These would probably not be numerous, and would not (in accordance with Eastern usage) sit down with the men, but would stand apart. _b...
ΠΕΝΤΑΚΙΣΧΊΛΙΟΙ. “Besides women and children,” Matthew 14:21. These would probably not be numerous, and would not (in accordance with Eastern usage) sit down with the men, but would stand apart. ΚΛΙΣΊΑ...
THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND...
Ver 10. And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 11. And the p...
_THE MIRACLE OF FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND -- LUKE 9:10-20:_ The apostles returned and gave a report of the work that had been done through them. A multitude followed the apostles and Jesus. He "spake...
ΚΑΤΑΚΛΊΝΑΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ КАΤΑΚΛΊΝΩ (G2625) возлегать, садиться на чтол., чтобы поесть (LN, 1:219). ΚΛΙΣΊΑ (G2828) группа людей, которые едят вместе; товарищи по столу, ΆΝ ΠΕΝΤΉΚΟΝΤΑ (G303;...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Teaching The Throngs (Luke 9:10-17) 10 On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. 11When th...
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. For the exposition...
7-9 Compare Luk_23:8; Mat_14:1-2; Mar_6:14-16. 7 Notwithstanding that John had exposed Herod's sin in marrying his brother Philip's wife, as well as all his other wickedness, and that Herod had locked...
FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND (Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:30; John 6:1). See on Mt and Jn....
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. PETER'S CONFESSION. THE TRANSFIGURATION 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS SENDS OUT THE 12 *APOSTLES 9:1-10 V1 Jesus called the 12 *apostles together. He gave them power and authority over all *demons and diseases....
MAKE THEM SIT DOWN. — Literally, _recline,_ or _lie down. _...
(10-17) AND THE APOSTLES, WHEN THEY WERE RETURNED. — See Notes on Matthew 14:13, and Mark 6:30....
CHAPTER 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...
CHAPTER 17 THE MIRACLE OF THE LOAVES. Luke 9:1 THE Galilean ministry was drawing to a close, for the "great Light" which had risen over the northern province must now move southward, to set behind a...
Luke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the...
Hence also he does not think it worth while to mention the amount of money at their disposal (200 denarii, Mark 6:37). κλισίας, dining parties, answering to Mk.'s συμπόσια. Mk.'s πρασιαὶ, describing t...
_Feeding of the multitude_ (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; John 6:1-14)....
“GIVE YE THEM TO EAT” Luke 9:11-17 _Christ feeds the world by His Church._ The disciples passed the bread from His hands to those of the hungry crowds. What an honor that though we are least of saint...
As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power they...
CHAPTER 32 FEEDING THE MULTITUDES Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; & John 6:1-14. Mark: “And they de
2 _d. Luke 9:12-15_. _The Preparations._ It was absolutely impossible to find sufficient food in this place for such a multitude; and Jesus feels Himself to some extent responsible for the circumstanc...
2. _The Multiplication of the Loaves: Luke 9:10-17_. This narrative is the only one in the entire Galilean ministry which is common to the four evangelists (Matthew 14:13 et seq.; Mark 6:30 et seq.;...
FOURTH CYCLE: FROM THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE TO THE DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE, LUKE 9:1-50. This cycle describes the close of the Galilean ministry. It embraces six narrations: 1 _st._ The mission of the...
(10) And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. (11) And the peo...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
In chapter 9 the Lord charges the disciples with the same mission in Israel as that which He Himself fulfilled. They preach the kingdom, heal the sick, and cast out devils. But this is added, that the...
FOR THEY WERE ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND MEN,.... Beside women and children, Matthew 14:21, AND HE SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES, MAKE THEM TO SIT DOWN BY FIFTIES IN A COMPANY; and by hundreds also; some companies...
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. Ver. 14. _See Trapp on "_ Luk 9:13 _"_...
_And the apostles_ being _returned, told him all that they had done_ See notes on Matthew 14:13; and Mark 6:30, where this whole paragraph is largely explained....
THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and its...
10-17 The people followed Jesus, and though they came unseasonably, yet he gave them what they came for. He spake unto them of the kingdom of God. He healed those who had need of healing. And with fi...
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Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI but Luke, "And He said unto His disciples, Make them sit down in companies about fifty each."[27] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI And there He commands the...
Luke 9:14 For G1063 were G2258 (G5713) about G5616 thousand G4000 men G435 Then G1161 said G2036 ...
‘For they were about five thousand men.' The full situation, revealing the reason for the dilemma, is then laid out. This tiny amount of food would have to be sufficient for five thousand grown men (t...
JESUS FEEDS THE SEEKING CROWDS (9:12-17). The wider nature of Jesus' mission having been revealed by the sending out of the Apostles to preach, Jesus now demonstrates to the Apostles their further res...
Luke 9:10-17. THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND. See on Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; John 6:1-13. Luke's account presents no new details,
CHRONOLOGY. From Matthew we learn that the miracle narrated in the last section was followed immediately by others (Matthew 9:27-34). From Mark (Mark 6:1-6) we infer that our Lord then visited Nazaret...
ABOUT (ωσε). Luke as Matthew 14:21 adds this word to the definite statement of Mark 6:44 that there were 5,000 men, a hundred companies of fifty each.SIT DOWN (κατακλινατε). First aorist active im...
CONTENTS: The twelve sent forth to preach and their return. 5000 fed. Peter's confession of Christ. The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the demon ridden boy. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism...
Luke 9:1. _He called his twelve disciples together,_ privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in Isaia...
THEY WENT OFF BY THEMSELVES. See notes on Matthew 14:13-27 about the Feeding of the Five Thousand. BETHSAIDA. This is Bethsaida-Julias, at the top of Lake Galilee, near where the Jordan flows into it....
_Five loaves and two fishes_ FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND I. All the people of God are stewards of the household of faith, and to God must they render an account. II. We are to adopt all lawful means...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:14 ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND MEN. See note on John 6:10–11. ⇐...
Jesus feeds five thousand Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15;...
_Make them sit down by fifties in a company_, _κλισίας_, _i.e._ in companies, in ranks or rows. Syriac....
CHAPTER 9 Ver. 8. _One of the old prophets was risen again._ As Enoch and Elias will rise again before the end of all things, to resist Antichrist. In like manner as Peter, Bishop and Martyr, the son...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 9:10. WENT ASIDE PRIVATELY.—The reason of this retirement is stated by St. Matthew (Matthew 14:13) to have been Christ’s hearing of the violent death of John the Baptist. It was...
EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant...
Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9. Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the...
1 Corinthians 14:40; Mark 6:39; Mark 6:40; Mark 8:6...
In a company [κ λ ι σ ι α ς]. The plural, in companies. Lit., table - companies. The word is also used in classical Greek of a couch for reclining at table. Only here in New Testament. See on Mark 6:3...