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John 6:5
5Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?"
John 6:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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?
- New International Version (NIV)When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?”
Context of John 6:5
3Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?" 6He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. 7Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little."
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Ἐπάρας οὖν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ θεασάμενος ὅτι πολὺς ὄχλος ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγει πρὸς Φίλιππον· πόθεν ἀγοράσωμεν ἄρτους, ἵνα φάγωσιν οὗτοι;Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Whenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- lifted upἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
- eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- sawθεάομαιtheaomai · to look atG2300
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- aὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
- Whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
- shall we buyἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
- breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- may eatφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
Cross-references for John 6:5
- John 4:35Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
- Matthew 14:14When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
- Mark 6:34When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
- Luke 9:12Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place."
- Matthew 15:33And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?"
- Mark 8:2"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
- Luke 9:13But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people."
Commentaries on John 6:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Saw a great company - See this miracle explained at large on Matthew 14:13; (note), etc.; Mark 6:31; (note), etc.; Luke 9:10; (note), etc. In speaking of the passovers, and various other matters, it does not appear that John follows any strict chronological order. From John 6:15, it appears that our Lord had come down from the mountain, and fed the multitudes in a plain at the foot of it. Saith unto Philip - This, with what follows, to the end of the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Where can we buy bread: When the Israelites left Egypt after the first Passover and entered the desert, finding food and water was also their first concern (Exodus 15:22–16:3).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
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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
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