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John 6:8–9

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One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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From verse 8

  1. John 1:40–44Rank 1 from verse 8
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    40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

    41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

    42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

    43¶ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

    44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

  2. Matthew 4:18Rank 2 from verse 8
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    18¶ And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

From verse 9

  1. 2 Kings 4:42–44Rank 1 from verse 9
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    42¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

    43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

    44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.

  2. Mark 6:38Rank 2 from verse 9
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    38He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

  3. Matthew 14:17Rank 3 from verse 9
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    17And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

  4. Luke 9:13Rank 4 from verse 9
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    13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

  5. Psalms 78:19Rank 5 from verse 9
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    19Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

  6. Mark 8:19Rank 6 from verse 9
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    19When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

  7. Matthew 16:9Rank 7 from verse 9
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    9Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

  8. 2 Corinthians 8:9Rank 8 from verse 9
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    9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  9. Deuteronomy 8:8Rank 9 from verse 9
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    8A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

  10. Psalms 147:14Rank 10 from verse 9
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    14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.

  11. Psalms 81:16Rank 11 from verse 9
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    16He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.

  12. 1 Kings 4:28Rank 12 from verse 9
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    28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

  13. 2 Kings 7:1Rank 13 from verse 9
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    1THEN Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord; Thus saith the Lord, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

  14. Deuteronomy 32:14Rank 14 from verse 9
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    14Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.

  15. Ezekiel 27:17Rank 15 from verse 9
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    17Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

  16. John 11:21Rank 16 from verse 9
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    21Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

  17. John 11:32Rank 17 from verse 9
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    32Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

  18. John 6:7Rank 18 from verse 9
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    7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

  19. Psalms 78:41Rank 19 from verse 9
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    41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

  20. Revelation 6:6Rank 20 from verse 9
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    6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

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John 6:8

COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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John 6:9

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lad

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A boy, youth, young male, or younger male servant or attendant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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loaves

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Portions or shaped masses of bread baked as separate units.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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small

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1. Little or limited in size, amount, number, extent, strength, power, rank, or importance. 2. Fine or minute; broken or ground into small particles. 3. In “no small,” considerable or great. 4. In “small cattle,” sheep and goats, as distinguished from oxen or larger cattle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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6:5¶ 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?

6:6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

6:7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

6:8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

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6:9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

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6:10And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

6:11And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

6:12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

6:13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

6:14Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

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