Matthew 15:32 meaning and explanation

Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

Matthew 15:32, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus has been healing the crowds on a mountainside by the Sea of Galilee for three days, and the people have stayed with him without eating. Speaking to his disciples, he names his motive plainly: compassion, a deep gut-level mercy for people who are worn out and far from home.

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