Mateus 15:34

34 “Quantos pães vocês têm?”, perguntou Jesus.“Sete”, responderam eles, “e alguns peixinhos”.

Mateus 15:34 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:34

And Jesus saith unto them
In a very mild and gentle manner, taking no notice of their stupidity, nor upbraiding them with their forgetfulness of the late miracle, and willing to exercise their patience, and try their faith, asks,

how many loaves have ye?
meaning in the common stock, and which they brought along with them, for their own supply:

and they said seven, and a few little fishes;
which they mention as so small a provision, that it was as nothing for such multitudes; their loaves of bread were but seven, and their fishes, which were ready dressed, dried, or boiled were few in number, and small, as to quantity and size.

Mateus 15:34 In-Context

32 Jesus chamou os seus discípulos e disse: “Tenho compaixão desta multidão; já faz três dias que eles estão comigo e nada têm para comer. Não quero mandá-los embora com fome, porque podem desfalecer no caminho”.

33 Os seus discípulos responderam: “Onde poderíamos encontrar, neste lugar deserto, pão suficiente para alimentar tanta gente?”

34 “Quantos pães vocês têm?”, perguntou Jesus.“Sete”, responderam eles, “e alguns peixinhos”.

35 Ele ordenou à multidão que se assentasse no chão.

36 Depois de tomar os sete pães e os peixes e dar graças, partiu-os e os entregou aos discípulos, e os discípulos à multidão.