John 6:9

“There's a boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what good is that when there are so many people?”

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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, spoke up.

10“Have everybody sit down,” Jesus said. There was plenty of grass there, so they all sat down, the men numbering around five thousand.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:8It's a land that produces wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey.

1 Kings 4:28They also delivered barley and straw where they were needed for the chariot horses and cart horses.

2 Kings 7:1Elisha replied, “Listen to the message from the Lord. This is what the Lord says: Around this time tomorrow a seah of the best flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.”

Psalms 78:41Again and again they provoked God, causing pain to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 147:14He keeps the borders of your land safe from attack; he provides you with plenty of the finest wheat.

Matthew 14:17“All we have here are five loaves and a couple of fish,” they 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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