John 6:9

There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes. But what are these among so many?

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

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, saith to him:

10Then 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 vineyards, wherein fig trees and pomegranates, and oliveyards grow: a land of oil and honey.

1 Kings 4:28They brought barley also, and straw for the horses and beasts, to the place where the king was, according as it was appointed them.

2 Kings 7:1And Eliseus said: Hear ye the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord: Tomorrow, about this time, a bushel of fine flour shall be sold for a stater, and two bushels of barley for a stater, in the gate of Samaria. A stater... It is the same as a sicle or shekel.

Psalms 147:14Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

Matthew 14:17They answered him: We have not here, but 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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