John 6:9

“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”

Majority Standard Bible

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, said to Him,

10“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:8a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;

1 Kings 4:28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

2 Kings 7:1Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”

Psalms 78:41Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 147:14He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

Matthew 14:17“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

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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