John 6:5

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?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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?"
• 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?”

Context of John 6:5

3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. 4(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.) Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?” 6(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) 7Philip replied, “Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”

John 6:5 word by word

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 4:35Don’t you say, ‘There are four more months and then comes the harvest?’ I tell you, look up and see that the fields are already white for harvest!
• Matthew 14:14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
• Mark 6:34As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.
• Luke 9:12Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”
• Matthew 15:33The disciples said to him, “Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”
• Mark 8:2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.
• Luke 9:13But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They replied, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish – unless we 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

Topics related to John 6:5

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Philip

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• Johannine Theology

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