Into the country and villages round about (εις τους κυκλω αγρους κα κωμας). The fields (αγρους) were the scattered farms (Latin, <…

Into the country.—Better, the farms—i.e., the enclosed, cultivated land, and what belonged to it.

And buy the…

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Lord, first placing before them what is most profitable—that is, the food of the word of God—afte…

Jesus’ disciples became concerned for the crowd. It was late in the day; and in that distant place, there was little possibility of obtaining food.…

Send them away
Leave off preaching, dismi the a embly; see (Matthew 14:15) ;

Ministers should do or teach only what they are willing to have told to their Lord. Christ notices the fears of some and the labors of others among…