Three days (ημερα τρεις). A parenthetic nominative (Robertson, Grammar, p. 460).

What to eat (τ φαγ…

The miracle recorded here, the feeding of the four thousand, took place on a mountain, near the Sea of Galilee. The same account is recorded in Mar…

I have compassion on the multitude — The obvious resemblance between this narrative and the feeding of the five thousand has led m…

And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain and sat down there. And great multitudes cam…

St. Jerome: Christ first took away the infirmities of the sick and afterward supplied food to those who had been healed. He a…

On Jesus’ compassion, see comment on 9:36. It appears that Jesus’ preaching and miracles so captivated the people (cf. v.31) that they refused to l…

I have compassion on the multitude. Here a miracle is related not unlike another which we have lately explained. The only difference is th…

Then Jesus called his disciples to him
Who were at some little distance from him, to impart his mind to them, whom h…

Whatever our situation, 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. Thos…

Previously, the Gospel teaching was confirmed by the deliverance of the Gentiles from the power of the devil through Christ’s might; now He confirm…