Matthew 16:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the disciples came to the other side and forgot to take bread.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πέραν, ἐπελάθοντο ἄρτους λαβεῖν.

Transliteration

And elthontes the mathētai of him to the peran, they epelathonto artous labein.

Grammar Details

*elthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having come
*mathētai*: nominative plural masculine - disciples
*peran*: accusative singular neuter - other side/beyond
*epelathonto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they forgot
*artous*: accusative plural masculine - loaves of bread
*labein*: aorist active infinitive - to take/receive

Word Meanings

*elthontes*: having come/gone/arrived
*mathētai*: disciples/students/followers
*peran*: other side/beyond/across
*epelathonto*: forgot/neglected
*artous*: loaves/bread
*labein*: to take/bring/receive

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Matt 15:39 : 39 And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.
Mark 8:13-14 : 13 And he left them, and again entering into [the boat] departed to the other side. 14 And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 8:13-19
7 verses
89%
13And he left them, and again entering into [the boat] departed to the other side.
14And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.
15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
16And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.
17And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?
18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
19When I brake the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.
Matt 16:6-12
7 verses
80%
6And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
7And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
8And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?
9Do ye not yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11How is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
12Then understood they that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
John 6:22-25
4 verses
78%
22On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save {G3361} {G1565} one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but [that] his disciples went away alone
23(howbeit there came {G243} boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks):
24when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
25And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
Mark 6:52-53
2 verses
77%
52for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
53And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
Matt 15:33
76%
33And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
Mark 6:35-36
2 verses
75%
35And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;
36send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.
John 6:16-17
2 verses
75%
16And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;
17and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Mark 6:44-45
2 verses
75%
44And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men.
45And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before [him] unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.
Mark 8:4
75%
4And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?
Luke 8:22
75%
22Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.
Mark 4:35-36
2 verses
75%
35And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side.
36And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
Mark 8:10
74%
10And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Matt 14:22
74%
22And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.
Mark 8:1
73%
1In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them,
John 6:12-13
2 verses
73%
12And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing {G5100} be lost.
13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten.
Matt 14:34
73%
34And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.
Matt 14:15
73%
15And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Matt 8:23
73%
23And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
Mark 3:20
73%
20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Mark 6:31-32
2 verses
73%
31And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.
John 4:33
72%
33The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought him [aught] to eat?
John 21:13
72%
13Jesus {G3767} cometh, and taketh the bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise.
Luke 9:13
72%
13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except {G3385} we should go and buy food for all this people.
John 4:31
72%
31In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying, Rabbi, eat.
Mark 6:38
72%
38And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go [and] see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
Matt 14:20
71%
20And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.
Luke 9:17
71%
17And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.
Mark 6:47
71%
47And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.