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Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
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Forgetfulness Fuels Fear
Commentators explain that Jesus's questions are a sharp rebuke for the disciples' forgetfulness. They were anxious about having no bread, completely forgetting that Jesus had twice miraculously fed thousands with leftovers to spare. This serves as a powerful reminder for believers today: recalling God's past faithfulness is the antidote to present anxiety and mistrust.
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19th Century
Anglican
How many baskets—The distinction between the two kinds of baskets—the cophini and the spurides—is, as noted befo…
Baptist
Lack of faith made them so dull and carnal. Lack of bread would not have troubled them if they had possessed more grace. Our Lord essentially says …
Because they were men of little faith (v.8; cf. 6:30; 8:26; 14:31), they came to an unimaginative conclusion. Jesus could not have been talking abo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand Have you forgot the other miracle done but a very little while ago, when I …
Presbyterian
Christ speaks of spiritual things using a comparison, and the disciples misunderstand him, taking his words to refer to carnal things. He was displ…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord demonstrated the sufficiency of the Gospel teaching, showing that it does not require legal observances and, furthermore, that…
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