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Matthew 14:19-21
New English Translation
Matthew 14:19-21
New English Translation
19 Then[a] he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples,[b] who in turn gave them to the crowds.[c] 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full. 21 Not counting women and children, there were about 5,000 men who ate.
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- Matthew 14:19 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
- Matthew 14:19 tn Grk “And after instructing the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass, after taking the five loaves and the two fish, after looking up to heaven, he gave thanks, and after breaking the loaves he gave them to the disciples.” Although most of the participles are undoubtedly attendant circumstance, there are but two indicative verbs—“he gave thanks” and “he gave.” The structure of the sentence thus seems to focus on these two actions and has been translated accordingly.
- Matthew 14:19 tn Grk “to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.”
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