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John 6:5–7

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5So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward him,a he asked Philip,b “Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat?” 6He asked this to test him,c for he himself knew what he was going to do.

7Philip answered him, “Two hundred denariiBd worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

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Footnotes

  1. BA denarius one day’s wage

Cross references

  1. aMk 1:45
  2. bMk 3:18
  3. cEx 15:25
  4. dMt 18:28

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Lifting up his eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.

Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people can eat?” (Now he said this to test him, because he knew what he was going to do.) Philip replied to him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for them, in order that each one could receive a little.”

KJV 1900King James Version

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.