Pentecost Season · Proper 13 · Year A
Matthew 14:13-21
Feeding the Five Thousand
August 2, 2026
Overview & Insights
"And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full." (Matthew 14:20)
Moved with compassion for a large crowd, Jesus heals the sick and then feeds more than five thousand people from five loaves and two fish, with twelve baskets left over.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Matthew 14:13-21 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the feeding of the five thousand for Year A, Proper 13.
Enduring Word: Matthew 14 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: Matthew 14 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many conservative commentators on Matthew 14.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Matthew 14:13 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the opening of the feeding miracle.
StudyLight: Matthew 14 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Matthew 14 gathered on one passage page.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Matthew Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Matthew's structure and themes.
BibleProject: Matthew 14-28 Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the second half of Matthew, including the feeding miracle.
BibleHub: Matthew 14 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Matthew 14.
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