Twelve baskets (δωδεκα κοφινους). One for each of the apostles. What about the lad? Stout wicker baskets (coffins, Wycliff) in dis…

Compare to Note on Matthew 14:20.

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them toge…

St. John Chrysostom: Just as missiles rebound with great force from a hard body and fly off in all directions, while a softer …

In spite of the miraculous power that effectively produced the ample supply, Jesus permitted no waste. Twelve large baskets full of remnants were s…

And filled twelve baskets. When four thousand men were fed with seven loaves, Matthew relates that the number of baskets…

Therefore they gathered [them] together
The several broken bits of bread, which lay about upon the grass, which the …

John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude because it relates to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had on the people.…

1. The Evangelist has presented the teaching of Christ on the spiritual life, by which he gives life to those who are born again. He now tel…