9 "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"
9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
9 "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?"
9 "There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that's a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this."
9 "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"
9 "There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?"
13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those who had eaten.
13 They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.
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.
13 So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.
(Read John 6:1-14)
John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. The Pharisees despised them as not knowing the law; but they knew most of Him who is the end of the law. Yet men may acknowledge Christ as that Prophet, and still turn a deaf ear to him.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 6:9
Commentary on John 6:1-14
(Read John 6:1-14)
John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. The Pharisees despised them as not knowing the law; but they knew most of Him who is the end of the law. Yet men may acknowledge Christ as that Prophet, and still turn a deaf ear to him.