John 6:5-11
Christian Standard Bible
5 So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward him,(A) he asked Philip,(B) “Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat?” 6 He asked this to test him,(C) for he himself knew what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii[a](D) worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”
8 One of his disciples, Andrew,(E) Simon(F) Peter’s(G) brother, said to him, 9 “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”
There was plenty of grass in that place; so they sat down. The men numbered about five thousand.(H) 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks he distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.(I)
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- 6:7 A denarius = one day’s wage
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