John 6:7

“Two hundred silver coins wouldn't buy enough bread to give everyone only a little,” Philip replied.

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In The King James Version

Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

In Context

6He only asked this to see how Philip would respond, because Jesus already knew what he was going to do.

8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:43“How can I serve just twenty loaves to a hundred men?” his servant asked. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the Lord says: ‘They will eat and there will still be some left over.’”

Mark 6:37But Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” “What? We'd need more than six month's pay to buy bread to feed all these people,” the disciples replied.

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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