John 6:9

There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?

Darby Translation

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, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,

10[And] Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place: the men therefore sat down, in number about five thousand.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:8a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

1 Kings 4:28And the barley, and the straw for the horses and coursers, they brought to the place where [the superintendents] were, every man according to his charge.

2 Kings 7:1And Elisha said, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith Jehovah: To-morrow about this time shall the measure of fine flour be at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

Psalms 78:41And they turned again and tempted God, and grieved the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 147:14He maketh peace in thy borders; he satisfieth thee with the finest of the wheat.

Matthew 14:17But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves 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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