John 6:9

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'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they for so many people?'

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  • 2 Kgs 4:42-44 : 42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh grain in his sack. Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat.' 43 His servant replied, 'How can I set this before a hundred men?' But Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat. For this is what the LORD says: “They will eat and have some left over.”' 44 So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD.
  • 2 Kgs 7:1 : 1 Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria."
  • Ps 78:19 : 19 They spoke against God, saying, 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?'
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 Again and again they tested God and limited the Holy One of Israel.
  • Ps 81:16 : 16 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
  • Ps 147:14 : 14 He makes peace in your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.
  • Ezek 27:17 : 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They traded wheat from Minnith, sweet confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.
  • Matt 14:17 : 17 They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'
  • Matt 16:9 : 9 Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you gathered?
  • Mark 6:38 : 38 He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'
  • Mark 8:19 : 19 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said to him, 'Twelve.'
  • Luke 9:13 : 13 But 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.'
  • John 6:7 : 7 Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for everyone to have even a little.'
  • John 11:21 : 21 Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
  • John 11:32 : 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • Rev 6:6 : 6 And I heard what seemed like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat for a day’s wage, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wage, but do not harm the olive oil and the wine.'
  • Deut 8:8 : 8 A land of wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil, and honey.
  • Deut 32:14 : 14 Curds from cattle and milk from the flock, with fat from lambs, rams of Bashan breed, and goats, with the finest wheat, and you drank the blood of the grape as wine.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    87%

    12As the day was coming to an end, the twelve approached him and said, 'Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.'

    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.'

    14For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'

    15So they did as instructed and had them all sit down.

    16Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd.

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and the leftovers were gathered—twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • Matt 14:16-21
    6 verses
    87%

    16But Jesus replied, 'They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.'

    17They said to Him, 'We have nothing here except five loaves and two fish.'

    18Jesus said, 'Bring them here to me.'

    19Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples collected twelve baskets full of leftover pieces.

    21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

  • John 6:5-8
    4 verses
    87%

    5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?'

    6He said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.

    7Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for everyone to have even a little.'

    8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,

  • Mark 6:35-38
    4 verses
    85%

    35By this time it was late in the day, so His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a remote place, and it’s already very late.'

    36'Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.'

    37But He answered them, 'You give them something to eat.' They said to Him, 'Should we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?'

    38He asked them, 'How many loaves do you have? Go and see.' When they found out, they said, 'Five, and two fish.'

  • Matt 15:33-38
    6 verses
    84%

    33His disciples replied, “Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?”

    34Jesus asked, “How many loaves do you have?” “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

    35He told the crowd to sit down on the ground.

    36Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.

    37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

    38The number of those who ate was four thousand men, besides women and children.

  • John 6:10-13
    4 verses
    83%

    10Jesus said, 'Have the people sit down.' There was plenty of grass in the place, so the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

    11Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were full, he said to his disciples, 'Gather up the leftover pieces so that nothing is wasted.'

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with pieces left over from the five barley loaves, which were more than enough for those who had eaten.

  • Mark 6:40-44
    5 verses
    82%

    40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

    41Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to distribute to the people, and He also divided the two fish among them all.

    42They all ate and were satisfied.

    43And the disciples picked up twelve baskets full of broken pieces of bread and fish.

    44The number of men who had eaten the loaves was about five thousand.

  • Mark 8:4-8
    5 verses
    81%

    4The disciples answered him, 'Where can anyone get enough bread to satisfy these people here in this deserted place?'

    5Jesus asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.'

    6He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.

    7They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for them, he said to distribute them as well.

    8They ate and were satisfied. Then they collected seven baskets of leftover pieces.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said to him, 'Twelve.'

    20And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of leftover pieces did you collect?' They said, 'Seven.'

  • Matt 16:8-10
    3 verses
    78%

    8Aware of this, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why are you reasoning among yourselves about not having bread?

    9Do you still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for the five thousand and how many baskets you gathered?

    10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many large baskets you gathered?

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1During those days, a very large crowd gathered, and since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said to them,

    2I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

  • John 21:5
    75%

    5Jesus said to them, 'Children, do you have any fish?' They answered him, 'No.'

  • John 21:13
    73%

    13Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and he did the same with the fish.

  • John 21:9
    72%

    9When they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and some bread.