John 6:9

The Passion Translation

“Look! Here’s a young person with five barley loaves and two small fish . . . but how far would that go with this huge crowd?”

Cross References

Psalm 147:14

He’s the one who brings peace to your borders, feeding you the most excellent of fare.

Psalm 78:19

Like spoiled children they grumbled against God, demanding he prove his love by saying, “Can’t God provide for us in this barren wilderness? Will he give us food, or will he only give us water? Where’s our meal?”

Psalm 78:41

Again and again they limited God, preventing him from blessing them. Continually they turned back from him and provoked the Holy One of Israel!

Psalm 81:16

But I will feed you with my spiritual bread. You will feast and be satisfied with me, feeding on my revelation-truth like honey dripping from the cliffs of the high place.”

Ezekiel 27:17

Judah and the land of Israel also paid for your goods with the finest millet, spices, honey, olive oil, and balm.

Matthew 14:17

They answered, “But all we have is five barley loaves and two fish.”

Matthew 16:9

Are you so slow to understand? Have you forgotten the miracle of feeding the five thousand families and how each of you ended up with a basket full of fragments?

Mark 6:38

“How many loaves of bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” After they had looked around, they came back and said, “Five—plus a couple of fish.”

Mark 8:19

When I multiplied the bread to feed more than five thousand people, how many baskets full of leftovers did you gather afterward?” “Twelve,” they replied.

Luke 9:13

Jesus responded, “You have the food to feed them.” They replied, “All we have are these five small loaves of bread and two dried fish. Do you really expect us to go buy food for all these people?

John 11:21

Martha said to Jesus, “My Lord, if only you had come sooner, my brother wouldn’t have died.

John 11:32

When Mary finally found Jesus outside the village, she fell at his feet in tears and said, “Lord, if only you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

John 21:10

Then Jesus said, “Bring some of the fish you just caught.”

John 21:13

Then Jesus came close to them and served them the bread and the fish.

John 21:9

And when they got to shore, they noticed a charcoal fire with some roasted fish and bread.

John 6:11

Jesus then took the barley loaves and the fish and gave thanks to God. He then gave it to the disciples to distribute to the people. Miraculously, the food multiplied, with everyone eating as much as they wanted!

John 6:7

Philip answered, “Well, I suppose if we were to give everyone only a snack, it would cost thousands of dollars to buy enough food!”

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you have experienced the extravagant grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was infinitely rich, he impoverished himself for our sake, so that by his poverty, we become rich beyond measure.

Revelation 6:6

And I heard what seemed to be a voice from among the living creatures saying, “A small measure of wheat for a day’s pay, and three measures of barley for a day’s pay, but don’t harm the olive trees producing oil and the vines producing wine.”