John 6:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

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  • 2 Kgs 4:42-44 : 42 Elisha Miraculously Feeds a Hundred People Now a man from Baal Shalisha brought some food for the prophet– twenty loaves of bread made from the firstfruits of the barley harvest, as well as fresh ears of grain. Elisha said,“Set it before the people so they may eat.” 43 But his attendant said,“How can I feed a hundred men with this?” He replied,“Set it before the people so they may eat, for this is what the LORD has said,‘They will eat and have some left over.’” 44 So he set it before them; they ate and had some left over, just as in the LORD’S message.
  • 2 Kgs 7:1 : 1 Elisha replied,“Listen to the LORD’s message. This is what the LORD has said,‘About this time tomorrow a seah of finely milled flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.’”
  • Ps 78:19 : 19 They insulted God, saying,“Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
  • Ps 78:41 : 41 They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel.
  • Ps 81:16 : 16 “I would feed Israel the best wheat, and would satisfy your appetite with honey from the rocky cliffs.”
  • Ps 147:14 : 14 He brings peace to your territory. He abundantly provides for you the best grain.
  • Ezek 27:17 : 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your clients; they traded wheat from Minnith, millet, honey, olive oil, and balm for your merchandise.
  • Matt 14:17 : 17 They said to him,“We have here only 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 took up?
  • Mark 6:38 : 38 He said to 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 pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“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 replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get 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 Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him,“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 although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
  • Rev 6:6 : 6 Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying,“A quart of wheat will cost a day’s pay and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
  • Deut 8:8 : 8 a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey,
  • Deut 32:14 : 14 butter from the herd and milk from the flock, along with the fat of lambs, rams and goats of Bashan, along with the best of the kernels of wheat; and from the juice of grapes you drank wine.
  • 1 Kgs 4:28 : 28 Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses.

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  • Luke 9:12-17
    6 verses
    87%

    12Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.”

    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.”

    14(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

    15So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down.

    16Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

    17They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.

  • Matt 14:16-21
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    16But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.”

    17They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

    18“Bring them here to me,” he replied.

    19Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.

    20They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

    21Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

  • John 6:5-8
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    5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

    6(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

    7Philip replied,“Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”

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

  • Mark 6:35-38
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    35When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.

    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

    37But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”

    38He said to 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
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    33The disciples said to him,“Where can we get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy so great a crowd?”

    34Jesus said to them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven– and a few small fish.”

    35After instructing the crowd to sit down on the ground,

    36he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

    37They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

    38Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

  • John 6:10-13
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    83%

    10Jesus said,“Have the people sit down.”(Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

    11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed the bread to those who were seated. He then did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

    12When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

    13So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves left over by the people who had eaten.

  • Mark 6:40-44
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    82%

    40So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties.

    41He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

    42They all ate and were satisfied,

    43and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.

    44Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

  • Mark 8:4-8
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    81%

    4His disciples answered him,“Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

    5He asked them,“How many loaves do you have?” They replied,“Seven.”

    6Then he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So they served the crowd.

    7They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.

    8Everyone ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

  • Mark 8:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Twelve.”

    20“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied,“Seven.”

  • Matt 16:8-10
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    8When Jesus learned of this, he said,“You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

    9Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

    10Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

  • Mark 8:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1The Feeding of the Four Thousand In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

    2“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

  • John 21:5
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    5So Jesus said to them,“Children, you don’t have any fish, do you?” They replied,“No.”

  • John 21:13
    73%

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

  • John 21:9
    72%

    9When they got out on the beach, they saw a charcoal fire ready with a fish placed on it, and bread.