John 6:8

John 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
• New International Version (NIV)Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up,
• English Standard Version (ESV)One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up.

Context of John 6:8

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.” One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” 10Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

John 6:8 word by word

Λέγει αὐτῷ εἷς ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, Ἀνδρέας ὁ ἀδελφὸς Σίμωνος Πέτρου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• AndrewἈνδρέαςAndreas · AndrewG406
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• Peter’sΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for John 6:8

• John 1:40One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
• Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Commentaries on John 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith - The other evangelists attribute this answer to the apostles in general. See the passages referred to above.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jesus feeding the 5,000 recalls the Old Testament story of manna (bread from heaven) when Israel was in the wilderness (Exodus 16). In that story, God provided bread each day for his people. In the time of Jesus, some Jewish teachers believed that the Messiah would again give bread from heaven (Exodus 16:4). They expected a new act of divine provision. When Jesus fed the crowd, he met this expectation. However, he was not only giving physical bread. He…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 6:8

• Andrew
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Andrew
• Accursed
• Capernaum
• Meat
• Murmur
• Jesus Christ
• Johannine Theology
• John, Gospel of
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Philip

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