37 They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
37 Everyone ate. They had all they wanted. It took seven large baskets to collect the leftovers.
37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left.
37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 15:37
Commentary on Matthew 15:29-39
(Read Matthew 15:29-39)
Whatever our case is, the only way to find ease and relief, is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to him, and refer it to his disposal. Those who would have spiritual healing from Christ, must be ruled as he pleases. See what work sin has made; what various diseases human bodies are subject to. Here were such diseases as fancy could neither guess the cause nor the cure of, yet these were subject to the command of Christ. The spiritual cures that Christ works are wonderful. When blind souls are made to see by faith, the dumb to speak in prayer, the maimed and the lame to walk in holy obedience, it is to be wondered at. His power was also shown to the multitude, in the plentiful provision he made for them: the manner is much the same as before. All did eat, and were filled. Those whom Christ feeds, he fills. With Christ there is bread enough, and to spare; supplies of grace for more than seek it, and for those that seek for more. Christ sent away the people. Though he had fed them twice, they must not look for miracles to find their daily bread. Let them go home to their callings and their own tables. Lord, increase our faith, and pardon our unbelief, teaching us to live upon thy fulness and bounty, for all things pertaining to this life, and that which is to come.