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 King James Version (NKJV)One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

Context of John 6:8

6He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do. 7Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!” Then Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up. 9“There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” 10“Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)

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 1:40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus.
• Matthew 4:18One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.

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