Heavenly Banquet "But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat." Jesus, Matthew 14:16

 

 

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	Common	Catholic	Episcopal
First Reading	Genesis 32:22-31	Isaiah 55:1-3	Nehemiah 9:16-20
Second Reading	Romans 9:1-5	Romans 8:35, 37-39	Romans 8:35-39
Psalm	17:1-1	145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18	78:1-29 or 78:14-20, 23-2
Gospel	Matthew 14:13-21	Matthew 14:13-21	Matthew 14:13-21

 

 

 

Quotes
 
• He that seeks first the kingdom of heaven is sure to have every temporal requisite.  When a man ensures the first, God always takes care to throw the other into the bargain.  He who has an interest in Jesus has in him an inexhaustible treasure of spiritual and temporal good.  Though the means by which man may help his fellows have failed, we are not to suppose that the bounty of God is exhausted.  When we are about to give up all hope of farther supply, the gracious word of Christ still holds good-They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

- Clarke, Adam, Adam Clarke's Commentary, Matthew 14:16
• Should we say, Lord, how shall thy poor, feeble ministering servants feed so many hungry souls as attend thy word!  Begin at the command of Jesus-make the attempt-divide what you have-and the bread of God shall be multiplied in your hands, and all shall eat and be satisfied.

- Clarke, Adam, Adam Clarke's Commentary, Matthew 14:16
•  Jesus knew how much they had, and he required of them, as he does of all, implicit faith, and told them to give them to eat. He requires us to do what he commands; and we need not doubt that he will give us strength to accomplish it.

- Barnes, Albert, New Testament Commentary, Matthew 14:16
• We learn from the parallel accounts that the disciples did not understand how this could be done, though they cheerfully obeyed. [See Mr 6:37; Lu 9:13; Joh 6:7,9].

- People's New Testament Commentary, Matthew 14:16
• Give ye them to eat (dote autois hûmeis phagein). The emphasis is on hûmeis in contrast (note position) with their "send away" (apoluson). It is the urgent aorist of instant action (dote). It was an astounding command. The disciples were to learn that "no situation appears to Him desperate, no crisis unmanageable" (Bruce).

- Robertson's Word Pictures, Matthew 14:16
• Glorious word! "They need not depart." We are able, when he is with us, to meet any cases of want which may arise; we never need send the multitude away to be dealt with by the State, by the parish, or by hirelings.  If we will but set to work, we shall find that the Lord makes us competent for every emergency. "Give ye them to eat": you talk of their buying for themselves, but they are penniless, and cannot buy. Everything must be free, or they will starve; you are the men to feed them freely; get at it. Begin at once

- Spurgeon, C.H., Spurgeon's Commentary on Matthew, Matthew 14:16
• Christ's command was more strange than his assertion: Give ye them to eat.  Alas, poor disciples!  They had nothing for themselves to eat, how then should they give the multitude to eat? When Christ requires of us what of ourselves we are unable to perform, it is to shew us our impotency and weakness, and to provoke us to look to him that worketh all our works in us and for us.

- Burkitt, William, Notes on the New Testament, Matthew 14:16

 

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