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John 6:5 KJV
John · chapter 6 · verse 5
When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?John 6:5 · King James Version
John 6:5 in context
3And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- companyochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- PhilipphilipposPhilip = " lover of horses" , an apostle of Christ, an evangelist and one of the…G5376 →
- Whencepothenof place from where, from what condition, of origin or source from what author or giver…G4159 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- greatpolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this respect remarkable, that it is the only passage of the actions of Christ's life that is recorded by all the four evangelists.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14