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John 6:7 KJV
John · chapter 6 · verse 7
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.John 6:7 · King James Version
John 6:7 in context
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.
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- pennyworthdēnariondenarius = " containing ten" , A Roman silver coin in NT time. It took its name…G1220 →
- sufficientarkeōto be possessed of unfailing strength, to be strong, to suffice, to be enough, to defend…G714 →
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- hundreddiakosioitwo hundredG1250 →
- PhilipphilipposPhilip = " lover of horses" , an apostle of Christ, an evangelist and one of the…G5376 →
- breadartosfood composed of flour mixed with water and baked, the Israelites made it in the form of…G740 →
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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