Matthew 15:32
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.”
σπλαγχνίζομαι
I am moved with compassion
The deepest word in the Greek New Testament for compassion. It comes from the word for intestines — the ancients believed deep emotion was felt in the gut. When the father sees his son coming from a great way off, he is moved in his depths. He does not wait. He runs. That is the Father's heart toward you.
μαθητής
disciples
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μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
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ἐπί
toward
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ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
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ὁδός
way.
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ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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ὄχλος
crowd
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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θέλω
I am willing
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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ἔχω
they have
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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ἡμέρα
days
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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προσμένω
they continue
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προσμένω
to stay further, i.e. remain in a place, with a person; figuratively, to adhere to, persevere in
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νῆστις
hungry
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νῆστις
not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously)
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προσκαλέομαι
having called to him
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προσκαλέομαι
to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite
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ἔπω
said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἐκλύω
they may faint
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ἐκλύω
to relax (literally or figuratively)
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φάγω
they may eat.
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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ἤδη
already
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ἤδη
even now
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τρεῖς
three
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τρεῖς
"three"
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