John 6:9

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

“There is a little boy here who has five [small] loaves of barley bread and two [probably smoked] fish. But what is this amount for [feeding] so many people?”

Cross References

Matthew 14:17

And they replied, “But we have here [only] five loaves of [barley] bread [See John 6:9] and two [probably smoked] fish.”

Matthew 16:9

Do you not understand yet or remember that five thousand people [were fed] with five loaves of bread and how many baskets [of pieces] were picked up [afterward]?

Mark 6:38

And He said to them, “How many loaves [of bread] do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five [barley] loaves [See John 6:9] and two [probably smoked] fish.”

Mark 8:19

When I divided the five loaves of bread among the five thousand persons, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you gather up?” They said to Him, “Twelve baskets full.”

Luke 9:13

But He said to the apostles, “You men give them something to eat.” But they replied, “We have only five loaves of [barley] bread [See John 6:9] and two [probably smoked] fish, unless we go and buy [more] food for all these people.”

John 11:21

Then Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if [only] you had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:32

So, when Mary arrived at where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell down at His feet and said, “Lord, if [only] you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

John 21:10

Jesus said to them, “Bring [me] some of the fish you just caught.”

John 21:13

[So], Jesus went [over to them] and took the bread and fish and gave it to them.

John 21:9

So, when they got to shore, they saw a charcoal fire burning there with fish [cooking] on it and [some] bread.

John 6:11

Then Jesus took the loaves of bread, and [after] giving thanks [to God], He distributed [pieces] to those who were reclining. He did the same thing with the fish, [giving them] as much as they wanted.

John 6:7

Philip answered Him, “Not even two hundred coins’ worth of bread would be enough to feed them if everyone ate only a little bit.” [Note: The amount here indicated was two hundred twelve-hour days of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $21,600 in 2005].

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ, [how] that even though He was rich, He became poor for your sakes, so that through His poverty you people could become [spiritually] rich.

Revelation 6:6

And I heard what sounded like a voice coming from among the four living beings, saying, “A quart [measure] of wheat sells for a day’s pay [Note: This amount would be about $108 in 2005, based on one twelve-hour day of a farm laborer’s wages. See Matt. 20:2]; three quart measures of barley sell for a day’s pay; but do not damage the [olive] oil and wine [i.e., the orchards and vineyards].