Matthew 14:21 Meaning and Explanation
“And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.”
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What Does Matthew 14:21 Mean?
The evangelist now gives the scale of the wonder. Those who ate numbered about five thousand men, and that count does not even include the women and children present. The true crowd was far larger than the number named, fed entirely from five loaves and two fish.
The vastness of the number magnifies the smallness of the supply. What no village market could have provided, the Lord provided from almost nothing, and counted each person worthy of being filled. None went away hungry, named or unnamed, great or small. The God who fed thousands forgets no one in the multitude He loves.
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What does Matthew 14:21 mean?
Those fed numbered about five thousand men, besides women and children.