13Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? …
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-15)These verses represent things sadly unhinged and out of order in Israel, both the people and the prince uneasy. I. Here is the people fretting, and speaking against God himself (as it is interpreted, Ps. 78:19), notwithstanding his glorious appearances both to them and for them. Observe, 1. Who were the criminals. (1.) The mixed multitude began, they fell a lusting , Num. 11:4. The rabble that cam…
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