John 6:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹² And when the people were [all] full, Jesus said to His disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over so that nothing is wasted.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² When they had all had enough, He said to His disciples, Gather up now the fragments (the broken pieces that are left over), so that nothing may be lost and wasted.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.

Common English Bible

¹² When they had plenty to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the leftover pieces, so that nothing will be wasted.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Then, when they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather the fragments that are left over, lest they be lost."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And when they were filled, he said to his disciples: Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.

John 6:12 Cross References

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things and has sent the rich away empty-handed.

Luke 15:13

And a few days later, this younger son gathered everything together and traveled to a distant country where he squandered his possessions in wild living.

Luke 16:1

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a property manager who was reported to be squandering his possessions.

Luke 9:17

They all ate until they were full, then gathered up twelve baskets [full] of the remaining broken pieces.

John 2:2

and Jesus and His disciples had been invited to it also.