John 6:9

There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

In Context

8One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,

10Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:8A land of grain and vines and fig-trees and fair fruits; a land of oil-giving olive-trees and honey;

1 Kings 4:28And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.

2 Kings 7:1Then Elisha said, Give ear to the word of the Lord: the Lord says, Tomorrow, about this time, a measure of good meal will be offered for the price of a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the market-place of Samaria.

Psalms 78:41Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 147:14He gives peace in all your land, making your stores full of fat grain.

Matthew 14:17And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.

Matthew Henry on John 6:2-15

The Five Thousand Fed. 1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6 And this he said to prove… Read the whole commentary →

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