New American Standard Bible 2020

John 6:4-21

4Now 1the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 5So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to 2Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” 6But He was saying this only to 3test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. 7 4Philip answered Him, “5Two hundred 6denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” 8One of His 7disciples, 8Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two 9fish; but what are these for so many people?” 10Jesus said, “Have the people recline to eat.” Now there was 10plenty of grass in the place. So the men reclined, about 11 12five thousand in number. 11Jesus then took the loaves, and 13after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the 14fish, as much as they wanted. 12And when they had eaten their fill, He said to His 15disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing will be lost.” 13So they gathered them up, and filled twelve 16baskets with pieces from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14Therefore when the people saw the 17sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the 18Prophet who is to come into the world.”

15So Jesus, aware that they 19intended to come and take Him by force 20to make Him king, 21withdrew again to 22the mountain by Himself, alone.

16Now when evening came, His 23disciples went down to the sea, 17and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea 24to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18In addition, the sea began getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing. 19Then, when they had rowed about 25twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat; and they were frightened. 20But He said to them, “It is I; 26 27do not be afraid.” 21So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

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Notes

1. John 6:4 Deut 16:1; John 2:13 ↩
2. John 6:5 John 1:43 ↩
3. John 6:6 2 Cor 13:5; Rev 2:2 ↩
4. John 6:7 John 1:43 ↩
5. John 6:7 Mark 6:37 ↩
6. John 6:7 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
7. John 6:8 John 2:2 ↩
8. John 6:8 John 1:40 ↩
9. John 6:9 John 6:11; 21:9, 10, 13 ↩
10. John 6:10 Mark 6:39 ↩
11. John 6:10 I.e., 5,000 men plus women and children, cf. Matt 14:21 ↩
12. John 6:10 Matt 14:21 ↩
13. John 6:11 Matt 15:36; John 6:23 ↩
14. John 6:11 John 6:9; 21:9, 10, 13 ↩
15. John 6:12 John 2:2 ↩
16. John 6:13 Matt 14:20 ↩
17. John 6:14 I.e., confirming miracle ↩
18. John 6:14 Matt 11:3; 21:11; John 1:21 ↩
19. John 6:15 Or were about ↩
20. John 6:15 John 18:36f ↩
21. John 6:15 John 6:15-21: Matt 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-51 ↩
22. John 6:15 John 6:3 ↩
23. John 6:16 John 2:2 ↩
24. John 6:17 Mark 6:45; John 6:24, 59 ↩
25. John 6:19 Possibly 3-4 miles or 4.8-6.4 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m ↩
26. John 6:20 Or stop being afraid ↩
27. John 6:20 Matt 14:27 ↩

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