John 6:9

'There is one little lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes, but these — what are they to so many?'

Young's Literal Translation

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 — saith 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 in unto the place where they are, each according to his ordinance.

2 Kings 7:1And Elisha saith, 'Hear ye a word of Jehovah: thus said Jehovah, About this time to-morrow, a measure of fine flour [is] at a shekel, and two measures of barley at a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.'

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

Psalms 147:14Who is making thy border peace, [With] the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

Matthew 14:17And they say to him, 'We have not 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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