MATTHEW 14:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.”
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. The aftermath of the feeding: Jesus immediately sends the disciples across the lake and dismisses the crowd. John 6:14–15 reveals why the dispersal was urgent — the crowd wanted to make Jesus king by force. The immediate dispersal communicates the danger of misunderstanding: the miraculous feeding could become the occasion for a premature political messianism.
Church Fathers on Matthew 14:22
aug ht him, and said unto him, '0 thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?'
Catena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a reflection on this verse
No reflections on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!