KJV King James Version
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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John 6:9
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
WEB World English Bible
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
ASV American Standard Version
There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?
YLT 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?’
Surrounding context — John 6
6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
10 And Jesus said, Make the men 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 to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἔστινG1510 · eimito beπαιδάριονG3808 · paidarionboyὧδεG5602 · hōdehereὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἔχειG2192 · echōto have/beπέντεG4002 · pentefiveἄρτουςG740 · artosbreadκριθίνουςG2916 · krithinosbarleyκαὶG2532 · kaiandδύοG1417 · duotwoὀψάρια·G3795 · opsarionfishἀλλὰG235 · allabutταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itτίG5101 · tiswhich?ἐστινG1510 · eimito beεἰςG1519 · eistowardτοσούτους;G5118 · tosoutosso great
Cross-references
2 Kings 4:42-44And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.Matthew 14:17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.Mark 6:38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.Luke 9:13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.Psalm 78:19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?Mark 8:19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.Matthew 16:9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?Psalm 81:16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.2 Corinthians 8:9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.Psalm 147:14He maketh peace [in] thy borders, [and] filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.Deuteronomy 8:8A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;Revelation 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.John 11:21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.Ezekiel 27:17Judah, and the land of Israel, they [were] thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.John 11:32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.Deuteronomy 32:14Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.John 6:7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.Psalm 78:41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
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