John 6:6

John 6:6

4 ^aNow the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

5 ^aThen Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to ^bPhilip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

7 Philip answered Him, ^a“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”

8 One of His disciples, ^aAndrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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This he said to Proverbs him - To try his faith, and to see whether he and the other apostles had paid proper attention to the miracles which they had already seen him work; and to draw their attention more particularly to that which he was now about to perform. This is an observation of the evangelist himself, who often interweaves his own judgment with the facts he relates, which St. Matthew rarely ever does. The other evangelists say that, previously to this miracle, he continued to instruct and heal the multitudes till it was near the close of the day. Matthew 14:14, Matthew 14:15; Mark 6:34, Mark 6:35; Luke 9:11, Luke 9:12.

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