Matius 14:19

14:19 Then ¹  he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, ²  who in turn gave them to the crowds. ³ 

Matius 14:1

The Death of John the Baptist

14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch ⁴  heard reports about Jesus,

1 Korintus 11:24

11:24 and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

[14:19]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”

[14:19]  ² tn Grk “And after instructing the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass, after taking the five loaves and the two fish, after looking up to heaven, he gave thanks, and after breaking the loaves he gave them to the disciples.” Although most of the participles are undoubtedly attendant circumstance, there are but two indicative verbs – “he gave thanks” and “he gave.” The structure of the sentence thus seems to focus on these two actions and has been translated accordingly.

[14:19]  ³ tn Grk “to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.”

[14:1]  ⁴ sn A tetrarch, a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod, tetrarch of Galilee, is called a king (Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29), reflecting popular usage rather than an official title.