John 6:12

When all were fully satisfied, He said to His disciples, "Gather up the broken portions that remain over, so that nothing be lost."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

In Context

11Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were resting on the ground; and also the fish in like manner--as much as they desired.

13Accordingly they gathered them up; and with the fragments of the five barley loaves--the broken portions that remained over after they had done eating--they filled twelve baskets.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:37And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.

Mark 8:8So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.

Luke 9:17So they ate and were fully satisfied, all of them; and what they had remaining over was gathered up, twelve baskets of fragments.

Luke 16:1He said also to His disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward, about whom a report was brought to him, that he was wasting his property.

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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