John 6:9 - Forerunner Commentary

John 6:9

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,

9 “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, ^abut what are they among so many?”

10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them¹ to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted.

12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.”

13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly ^athe Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him ^aking, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

Verse Comparison: John 6:9

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American Standard Version
There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?

Amplified® Bible
There is a little boy here, who has [with him] five barley loaves, and two small fish; but what are they among so many people?

Contemporary English Version
"There is a boy here who has five small loaves of barley bread and two fish. But what good is that with all these people?"

Darby English Version
There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but this, what is it for so many?

Good News Bible
"There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two fish. But they will certainly not be enough for all these people."

International Standard Version
"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are they among so many people?"

King James Version
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

New American Standard Bible
"There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?"

New International Version
"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

New King James Version
“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"There comes a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what do these amount to for so many people?"

Young's Literal Translation
`There is one little lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes, but these -- what are they to so many?'

New English Translation
“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good¹ are these for so many people?”

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