John 6:1-14

Five Thousand Fed

1 After these things ¹Jesus went away to the other side of ²the Sea of Galilee (or ³Tiberias ).

2 A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the ⁴signs which He was performing on those who were sick.

3 Then ⁵Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples.

4 Now ⁶the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

5 Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to ⁷Philip, "Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?"

6 This He was saying to ⁸test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.

7 ⁹Philip answered Him, "¹⁰Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little."

8 One of His ¹¹disciples, ¹²Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,

9 "There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two ¹³fish, but what are these for so many people?"

10 Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was ¹⁴much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about ¹⁵five thousand.

11 Jesus then took the loaves, and ¹⁶having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the ¹⁷fish as much as they wanted.

12 When they were filled, He said to His ¹⁸disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments so that nothing * will be lost."

13 So they gathered them up, and filled twelve ¹⁹baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten.

14 Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, "This is truly the ²⁰Prophet who is to come into the world."

Cross References

• 1. John 6:1-13: {Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke} {9:10-17}
• 2. Matthew 4:18; Luke 5:1
• 3. John 6:23; John 21:1
• 4. John 2:11, 23; John 3:2; John 6:14, 30; John 11:47; John 12:18, 37; John 20:30
• 5. Matthew 5:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28; John 6:15
• 6. Deuteronomy 16:1; John 2:13
• 7. John 1:43
• 8. 2 Corinthians 13:5; Revelation 2:2
• 9. John 1:43
• 10. Mark 6:37
• 11. John 2:2
• 12. John 1:40
• 13. John 6:11; John 21:9, 10, 13
• 14. Mark 6:39
• 15. Matthew 14:21
• 16. Matthew 15:36; John 6:23
• 17. John 6:9; John 21:9, 10, 13
• 18. John 2:2
• 19. Matthew 14:20
• 20. Matthew 11:3; Matthew 21:11; John 1:21

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "attesting miracles"
• [b]. The denarius was equivalent to a day's wages
• [c]. Lit "recline(d)"
• [d]. Lit "recline(d)"
• [e]. Or "attesting miracle"