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19. Concerning the Seven Loaves. The Narrative of the Feeding of the Four Thousand Compared with that of the Five Thousand.
"And Jesus called unto Him His disciples and said." [5535] Above in the similar history to this about the loaves, before the loaves are spoken of, "Jesus came forth and saw a great multitude and had compassion upon them and healed their sick. And when even was come the disciples came to Him saying, The place is desert and the time is already past, send them away," [5536] etc. But now after the healing of the deaf and the rest, He takes compassion on the multitude which had continued with Him now three days and had nothing to eat. And there the disciples make request concerning the five thousand; [5537] but here He speaks of His own accord about the four thousand. [5538] Those, too, are fed when it was evening after they had spent a day with Him; but these, who are testified to have continued with Him three days, partake of the loaves lest they might faint by the way. And there the disciples say to Him when He was not inquiring, that they had only five loaves and two fishes; but here to Him making inquiry, they give answer about the seven loaves and the few small fishes. And there He commands the multitudes to sit down or lie upon the grass; for Luke also wrote, "Make them sit down," [5539] and Mark says, "He commanded them all to sit down;" [5540] but here He does not command but proclaims [5541] to the multitude to sit down.
[5535] Matt. xv. 32.
[5536] Matt. xiv. 15.
[5537] Matt. xiv. 15.
[5538] Matt. xv. 32.
[5539] Luke ix. 14.
[5540] Mark vi. 39.
[5541] ou keleuei halla parangellei
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