Matthew 14:18

18 He said, "Bring them here to me."

Matthew 14:18 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 14:18

He said, bring them hither to me.
] The loaves and the fishes, signifying that they were sufficient; or that he would make them so: this he said, to try their faith in him, their obedience to him, and their liberality to others: and indeed, the best way to have an increase of temporal supplies, is to bring what we have, and put it into Christ's hands; whereby not only good is done to others, but that with an overplus is returned to the giver.

Matthew 14:18 In-Context

16 But Yeshua replied, "They don't need to go away. Give them something to eat, yourselves!"
17 "All we have with us," they said, "is five loaves of bread and two fish."
18 He said, "Bring them here to me."
19 After instructing the crowds to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves and the two fish and, looking up toward heaven, made a b'rakhah. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the talmidim, who gave them to the crowds.
20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and they took up twelve baskets full of the pieces left over.
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