New American Standard Bible 1995

John 6:3-13

3Then 1Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples.

4Now 2the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

5Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to 3Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?”

6This He was saying to 4test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.

7 5Philip answered Him, “6Two hundred 7denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.”

8One of His 8disciples, 9Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

9“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two 10fish, but what are these for so many people?”

10Jesus said, “Have the people 11sit down.” Now there was 12much grass in the place. So the men 13sat down, in number about 14five thousand.

11Jesus then took the loaves, and 15having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the 16fish as much as they wanted.

12When they were filled, He said to His 17disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing will be lost.”

13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve 18baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

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Notes

1. John 6:3 Matt 5:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 6:12; 9:28; John 6:15 ↩
2. John 6:4 Deut 16:1; John 2:13 ↩
3. John 6:5 John 1:43 ↩
4. John 6:6 2 Cor 13:5; Rev 2:2 ↩
5. John 6:7 John 1:43 ↩
6. John 6:7 Mark 6:37 ↩
7. John 6:7 The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages ↩
8. John 6:8 John 2:2 ↩
9. John 6:8 John 1:40 ↩
10. John 6:9 John 6:11; 21:9, 10, 13 ↩
11. John 6:10 Lit recline(d) ↩
12. John 6:10 Mark 6:39 ↩
13. John 6:10 Lit recline(d) ↩
14. John 6:10 Matt 14:21 ↩
15. John 6:11 Matt 15:36; John 6:23 ↩
16. John 6:11 John 6:9; 21:9, 10, 13 ↩
17. John 6:12 John 2:2 ↩
18. John 6:13 Matt 14:20 ↩

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