John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:15
And when it was evening ,.... Mark says, "when the day was now far spent"; and Luke, "when the day began to wear away"; it was upon the decline of the day. The Jews, as Grotius rightly observes, had two evenings; the one began when the sun declined at noon, and the other at sun setting: now it was the former of these, and not the latter, that was now come; for after this, you read of another evening that was come, Matthew 14:23 between which two evenings Christ made the multitude to sit... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:14
And Jesus went forth ,.... Either from the mountain where he sat with his disciples, John 6:3 or out of the desert, where he had retired for secrecy; or out of the ship, which seems best, the company having got thither before his landing: and saw a great multitude ; for, there were about five thousand men, beside women and children, Matthew 14:21 and was moved with compassion toward them : partly on account of their bodily infirmities, which were very many and great; and partly... read more