Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 9:12-17
Luke BREAD FROM HEAVEN Luk_9:10 - Luk_9:17 . The Apostles needed rest after their trial trip as evangelists. John the Baptist’s death had just been told to Christ. The Passover was at hand, and many pilgrims were on the march. Prudence and care for His followers as well as Himself suggested a brief retirement, and our Lord sought it at the Eastern Bethsaida, a couple of miles up the Jordan from its point of entrance to the lake. Matthew and Mark tell us that He went by boat, which Luke does... read more
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 9:10-17
c. The Miracle Of The Loaves (Luke 9:10-17)10And the apostles when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.3 11And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 12And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him4, Send the multitude away, that they... read more