Matthew 15:34

15:34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They replied, “Seven – and a few small fish.”

Matthew 15:38

15:38 Not counting children and women, ¹  there were four thousand men who ate. ² 

[15:38]  ¹ tc ‡ Although most witnesses (B C L W ˹³ 33 Ï f sy^s,p,h mae) read “women and children” instead of “children and women,” it is likely that the majority’s reading is a harmonization to Matt 14:21. “Children and women” is found in early and geographically widespread witnesses (e.g., א D [Θ Ë¹] 579 lat sy^c sa bo), and has more compelling internal arguments on its side, suggesting that this is the original reading. NA²⁷, however, agrees with the majority of witnesses.

[15:38]  ² tn Grk “And those eating were four thousand men, apart from children and women.”