(A)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to (B)Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

Philip answered Him, (C)“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”

One of His disciples, (D)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, (E)but what are they among so many?”

10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them [a]to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly (F)the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea(G)

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him (H)king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:11 NU omits to the disciples, and the disciples

So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to (A)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” But He was saying this only to (B)test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. (C)Philip answered Him, “(D)Two hundred [a]denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” One of His (E)disciples, (F)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, *said to Him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two (G)fish; but what are these for so many people?” 10 Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was (H)plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about [b](I)five thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the loaves, and (J)after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the (K)fish, as much as they wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their fill, He *said to His (L)disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve (M)baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Therefore when the people saw the [c]sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the (N)Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Water

15 So Jesus, aware that they [d]intended to come and take Him by force (O)to make Him king, (P)withdrew again to (Q)the mountain by Himself, alone.

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:7 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
  2. John 6:10 I.e., 5,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 14:21
  3. John 6:14 I.e., confirming miracle
  4. John 6:15 Or were about

5-6 When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread to feed these people?” He said this to stretch Philip’s faith. He already knew what he was going to do.

Philip answered, “Two hundred silver pieces wouldn’t be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece.”

8-9 One of the disciples—it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter—said, “There’s a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that’s a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this.”

10-11 Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus took the bread and, having given thanks, gave it to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish. All ate as much as they wanted.

12-13 When the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted.” They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.

14-15 The people realized that God was at work among them in what Jesus had just done. They said, “This is the Prophet for sure, God’s Prophet right here in Galilee!” Jesus saw that in their enthusiasm, they were about to grab him and make him king, so he slipped off and went back up the mountain to be by himself.

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