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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 14:21
Description: Monday, 24 November 2025
Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children. Matthew 14:21
“And those eating, they were about five thousand men, besides women and children” (CG).
In the previous verse, it was noted that all the people present ate, were gorged, and they collected twelve baskets of pieces that were left over. Matthew next records, “And those eating, they were about five thousand men, besides women and children.”
Each gospel narrative notes the number of men. Matthew, however, adds in the “besides...