John 6:9

John 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
• New International Version (NIV)“Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”

Context of John 6:9

7Philip answered, “We would need about a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece.” 8One of Jesus’ disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter’s brother, told him, “A boy who has five loaves of barley bread and two small fish is here. But they won’t go very far for so many people.” 10Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” The people had plenty of grass to sit on. (There were about 5,000 men in the crowd.) 11Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to the people who were sitting there. He did the same thing with the fish. All the people ate as much as they wanted.

John 6:9 word by word

ἔστιν παιδάριον ὧδε ὃς ἔχει πέντε ἄρτους κριθίνους καὶ δύο ὀψάρια· ἀλλὰ ταῦτα τί ἐστιν εἰς τοσούτους;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a ladπαιδάριονpaidarion · boyG3808
• hereεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ·ὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• fiveπέντεpente · fiveG4002
• barleyκρίθινοςkrithinos · barleyG2916
• loavesἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• small fishesὀψάριονopsarion · fishG3795
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• theyοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• amongεἰςeis · towardG1519
• so manyτοσοῦτοςtosoutos · so greatG5118

Cross-references for John 6:9

• Matthew 14:17They told him, “All we have here are five loaves of bread and two fish.”
• Matthew 16:9Don’t you understand yet? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you filled?
• Mark 6:38He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they told him, “Five loaves of bread and two fish.”
• Mark 8:19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets did you fill with leftover pieces?” They told him, “Twelve.”
• Luke 9:13Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “We have five loaves of bread and two fish. Unless we go to buy food for all these people, that’s all we have.”
• Deuteronomy 8:8The land has wheat and barley, grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates. The land has honey and olive trees for olive oil.
• Deuteronomy 32:14They ate cheese from cows and drank milk from sheep and goats. He gave them fat from lambs, rams from the stock of Bashan, male goats, and the best wheat. They drank the blood-red wine of grapes.
• 1 Kings 4:28They brought their quota of barley and straw for the chariot horses to the proper places.
• 2 Kings 7:1Elisha answered, “Listen to the Lord’s word! This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow 24 cups of the best flour will sell for half an ounce of silver in the gateway to Samaria. And 48 cups of barley will sell for half an ounce of silver.”
• Psalms 81:16But I would feed Israel with the finest wheat and satisfy them with honey from a rock.”
• Psalms 147:14He is the one who brings peace to your borders and satisfies your ⌞hunger⌟ with the finest wheat.
• Ezekiel 27:17Judah and Israel traded with you. They exchanged wheat from Minnith, baked goods, honey, olive oil, and balsam for your goods.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9You know about the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor in order to make you rich through his poverty.
• Revelation 6:6I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s pay or three quarts of barley for a day’s pay. But do not damage the olive oil and the wine.”
• John 6:7Philip answered, “We would need about a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece.”
• John 11:21Martha told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

Commentaries on John 6:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9There is a lad here - , a little boy, or servant, probably one who carried the apostles' provisions, or who came on purpose to sell his bread and fish. Five barley loaves - Barley scarcely bore one-third of the value of wheat in the east: see Revelation 6:6. That it was a very mean fare appears from Ezekiel 13:19, where the false prophetesses are said to pollute the name of God for handfuls of barley, i.e. for the meanest reward. And Plutarch, in Apoph…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Barley was a grain for poor people. The loaves were like pita bread. The two fish were likely salted. Together with the five barley loaves, they made one meal.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 6:9

• Barley
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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