John 6:9

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

American Standard Version

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, saith unto him,

10Jesus said, Make the people sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men 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 4:28Barley also and straw for the horses and swift steeds brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.

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

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

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

Matthew 14:17And they say unto him, We have 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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