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%

    12 As 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.'

    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.'

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

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

    16 Taking 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.

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

  • 87%

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

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

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

    19 Then 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.

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

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

  • John 6:5-8
    4 verses
    87%

    5 When 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?'

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

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

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

  • Mark 6:35-38
    4 verses
    85%

    35 By 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.'

    37 But 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?'

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

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

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

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

    36 Then 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.

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

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

  • John 6:10-13
    4 verses
    83%

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

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

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

    13 So 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%

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

    41 Taking 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.

    42 They all ate and were satisfied.

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

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

  • Mark 8:4-8
    5 verses
    81%

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

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

    6 He 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.

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

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

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    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.'

    20 And 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%

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

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

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

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

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

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

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