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 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

3And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. 4Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. 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?” 6But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. 7Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have 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 4:35Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
• Matthew 14:14And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.
• Mark 6:34And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.
• Luke 9:12When the day began to wear away, the twelve came and said to Him, “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding towns and country, and lodge and get provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”
• Matthew 15:33Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
• Mark 8:2“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
• Luke 9:13But He said to them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said, “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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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