John 6:8

John 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
• New International Version (NIV)Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up,
• English Standard Version (ESV)One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

Context of John 6:8

6But He said this to test Philip, because He knew what He was about to do. 7Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii (200 days’ wages) worth of bread is not enough for each one to receive even a little.” One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9“There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?” 10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down [to eat].” Now [the ground] there was [covered with] an abundance of grass, so the men sat down, about 5,000 in number.

John 6:8 word by word

Λέγει αὐτῷ εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, Ἀνδρέας ὁ ἀδελφὸς Σίμωνος Πέτρου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreas · AndrewG406
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• Peter’sΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for John 6:8

• John 1:40One of the two who heard what John said and [as a result] followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
• Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Commentaries on John 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith - The other evangelists attribute this answer to the apostles in general. See the passages referred to above.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jesus feeding the 5,000 recalls the Old Testament story of manna (bread from heaven) when Israel was in the wilderness (Exodus 16). In that story, God provided bread each day for his people. In the time of Jesus, some Jewish teachers believed that the Messiah would again give bread from heaven (Exodus 16:4). They expected a new act of divine provision. When Jesus fed the crowd, he met this expectation. However, he was not only giving physical bread. He…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-13(See on Mr 6:31-44). 3. a mountain--somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake.Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:8

• Andrew
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Andrew
• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Meat
• Murmur
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Philip

Commentaries on John 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings