Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Go and see (upagete idete). John says that Jesus asked Philip to find out what food they had (John 6:5 f.) probably after the disciples had suggested that Jesus send the crowd away as night was coming on (Mark 6:35 f.). On this protest to his command that they feed the crowds (Mark 6:37; Matthew 14:16; Luke 9:13) Jesus said "Go see" how many loaves you can get hold of. Then Andrew reports the fact of the lad with five barley loaves and two fishes (John 6:8 f.). They had suggested before that two hundred pennyworth (dhnariwn diakosiwn. See on Matthew 18:28) was wholly inadequate and even that (some thirty-five dollars) was probably all that or even more than they had with them. John's Gospel alone tells of the lad with his lunch which his mother had given him.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 6:38:
Luke 9:12
John 6:1
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