John 6:13

13 They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.

John 6:13 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:13

Therefore they gathered [them] together
The several broken bits of bread, which lay about upon the grass, which the people had left, after they had been sufficiently refreshed:

and filled twelve baskets;
every disciple had a basket filled:

with the fragments of the five barley loaves;
and it may be of the fishes also:

which remained over and above unto them that had eaten;
such a marvellous increase was there, through the power of Christ going along with them; insomuch that they multiplied to such a degree, either in the hands of the distributors, or of the eaters.

John 6:13 In-Context

11 Then Jesus took the bread and, having given thanks, gave it to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish. All ate as much as they wanted.

12 When the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, "Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted."

13 They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves.

14 The people realized that God was at work among them in what Jesus had just done. They said, "This is the Prophet for sure, God's Prophet right here in Galilee!"

15 Jesus saw that in their enthusiasm, they were about to grab him and make him king, so he slipped off and went back up the mountain to be by himself.