John 6:8

8 One of the disciples - it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter - said,

John 6:8 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:8

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother
Who also, and his brother Peter, were of Bethsaida, as well as Philip, and was a disciple of Christ's; he hearing what Christ said to Philip, and what answer he returned,

saith unto him;
to Christ, with but little more faith than Philip, if any.

John 6:8 In-Context

6 He said this to stretch Philip's faith. He already knew what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered, "Two hundred silver pieces wouldn't be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece."
8 One of the disciples - it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter - said,
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."
10 Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them.
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