John 6:9

“There is one little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fishes, but these—what are they to so many?”

Literal 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, the brother of Simon Peter—says to Him,

10And Jesus said, “Make the men to sit down”; and there was much grass in the place, the men then sat down, in number, as it were, five thousand,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:8a land of wheat, and barley, and vine, and fig, and pomegranate; a land of oil olive and honey;

1 Kings 4:28And the barley and the straw, for horses and for dromedaries, they bring to the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

2 Kings 7:1And Elisha says, “Hear a word of YHWH! Thus said YHWH: About this time tomorrow, a measure of fine flour [is] at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the Gate of Samaria.”

Psalms 78:41Indeed, they turn back, and try God, || And have limited the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 147:14Who is making your border peace, || He satisfies you [with] the fat of wheat.

Matthew 14:17And they say to Him, “We have nothing here except 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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