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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/6.htm">New International Version</a> Philip answered him, &#8220It would take more than half a year&#8217s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Philip replied, “Even if we worked for months, we wouldn’t have enough money to feed them!” <a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little.” <a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of loaves are not sufficient for them, that each might receive one little piece." <a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. <a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.” <a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” <a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Philip answered Him, &#8220Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.” <a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.” <a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii (200 days’ wages) worth of bread is not enough for each one to receive even a little.” <a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.” <a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Philip answered, &#8220Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn&#8217t be enough for each of them to have a little.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings' worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. <a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Philip answered, "Don't you know that it would take almost a year's wages just to buy only a little bread for each of these people?" <a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. <a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Philip answered, "We would need about a year's wages to buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece." <a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Philip answered, "For everyone to have even a little, it would take more than two hundred silver coins to buy enough bread." <a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread isn't enough for each of them to have a little." <a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Philip answered, ?Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.? <a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Philip replied, "Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little." <a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little." <a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little: <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal." <a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may receive a little.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little”; <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of loaves are not sufficient for them, that each might receive one little piece." <a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Philip answered him, 'Two hundred denaries' worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;' <a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Philip answered him. Loaves of two hundred drachmas will not suffice them, that each of them should take some little.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Philip answered him: Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. <a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii of bread would not be sufficient for each of them to receive even a little.” <a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little [bit].” <a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Philip said to him, Two hundred pennies worth of bread would not be sufficient for them, even if each one should take a little. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Phillipus said to him: “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough, even if each of them takes a very little.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Philip answered him: Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, that each may take a little. <a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Philip responded to Him, The loaves of two hundred denaria are not sufficient for these, that each one may receive a little. <a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred denarii spent in bread would not procure a sufficiency for them, that every one of them might have a morsel. <a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Philip answered him, two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient to furnish every one of them a little. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal." <a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denaries worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a little." <a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Philip answered Him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little. <a href="/parallel/john/6-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1757" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">The Feeding of the Five Thousand</a> …6But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. 7<a href="/greek/5376.htm" title="5376: Philippos (N-NMS) -- From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites.">Philip</a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: Apekrithē (V-AIP-3S) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">answered,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1250.htm" title="1250: Diakosiōn (Adj-GNP) -- Two hundred. From dis and hekaton; two hundred.">“Two hundred</a> <a href="/greek/1220.htm" title="1220: dēnariōn (N-GNP) -- A denarius, a small Roman silver coin. Of Latin origin; a denarius.">denarii</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/714.htm" title="714: arkousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: To be satisfied. Apparently a primary verb; properly, to ward off, i.e. to avail.">would not buy enough</a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: artoi (N-NMP) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf.">bread</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">for</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that."></a> <a href="/greek/1538.htm" title="1538: hekastos (Adj-NMS) -- Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every.">each of them</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labē (V-ASA-3S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">to have</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/1024.htm" title="1024: brachy (Adj-ANS) -- Short, little, few. Of uncertain affinity; short.">small piece.”</a> 8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/14-16.htm">Matthew 14:16-21</a> “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” / “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. / “Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said. ... <a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Mark 6:37-44</a> But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?” / “Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.” / Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass. ... <a href="/luke/9-13.htm">Luke 9:13-17</a> But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” / They did so, and everyone was seated. ... <a href="/john/1-45.htm">John 1:45-46</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” / “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Numbers 11:21-23</a> But Moses replied, “Here I am among 600,000 men on foot, yet You say, ‘I will give them meat, and they will eat for a month.’ / If all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?” / The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not My word will come to pass.” <a href="/matthew/15-33.htm">Matthew 15:33-38</a> The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.” / And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. ... <a href="/mark/8-4.htm">Mark 8:4-9</a> His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?” / “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied. / And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd. ... <a href="/luke/18-27.htm">Luke 18:27</a> But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” <a href="/john/11-39.htm">John 11:39-40</a> “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” / Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” <a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Exodus 16:15-18</a> When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. / This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’” / So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. ... <a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19-20</a> They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness? / When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” <a href="/john/2-9.htm">John 2:9-10</a> and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside / and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!” <a href="/john/12-5.htm">John 12:5-6</a> “Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” / Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it. <a href="/1_kings/17-12.htm">1 Kings 17:12-16</a> But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” / “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, / for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.Two.<a href="/john/6-7.htm">John 6:7</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.<a href="/john/6-6.htm">John 6:6</a> And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.<a href="/john/6-7.htm">John 6:7</a> Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.<a href="/john/6-6.htm">John 6:6</a> And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.<a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Numbers 11:21,22</a> And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month… <a href="/2_kings/4-43.htm">2 Kings 4:43</a> And 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.<a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Mark 6:37</a> He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?pennyworth.<a href="/john/12-5.htm">John 12:5</a> Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?<a href="/matthew/18-28.htm">Matthew 18:28</a> But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/6-5.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Denarii</a> <a href="/john/5-5.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/john/2-10.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/luke/24-13.htm">Little</a> <a href="/luke/24-43.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/john/4-35.htm">Months</a> <a href="/luke/12-6.htm">Pence</a> <a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Pennyworth</a> <a href="/john/6-6.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/luke/19-25.htm">Pounds</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/matthew/13-5.htm">Scanty</a> <a href="/john/4-52.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/luke/22-38.htm">Sufficient</a> <a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Value</a> <a href="/luke/12-7.htm">Worth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-23.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/13-29.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/john/12-5.htm">Denarii</a> <a href="/john/20-26.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/john/6-12.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/john/12-5.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/john/7-33.htm">Little</a> <a href="/john/12-2.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Months</a> <a href="/john/12-5.htm">Pence</a> <a href="/mark/6-37.htm">Pennyworth</a> <a href="/john/12-21.htm">Philip</a> <a href="/john/19-39.htm">Pounds</a> <a href="/john/6-21.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Scanty</a> <a href="/acts/6-3.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/acts/27-38.htm">Sufficient</a> <a href="/john/6-63.htm">Value</a> <a href="/john/12-5.htm">Worth</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div>1. <a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a> 15. <a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a> 16. <a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 26. <a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a> 32. <a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a> 66. <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a> 68. <a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a> 70. <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Philip answered Philip, one of the twelve apostles, is often depicted in the Gospels as a practical and somewhat skeptical disciple. His response here reflects a focus on the logistical and material aspects of the situation. This moment occurs during the feeding of the 5,000, a miracle that is recorded in all four Gospels, highlighting its significance. Philip's role in this narrative underscores the human tendency to rely on visible resources rather than divine provision.“Two hundred denarii A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer in the Roman Empire, making two hundred denarii a substantial amount of money. This figure emphasizes the enormity of the crowd and the seeming impossibility of feeding them with available resources. The mention of such a specific amount suggests a calculated response, indicating Philip's attempt to quantify the need in human terms. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human insufficiency contrasted with divine abundance.would not buy enough bread Bread, a staple food in the ancient Near East, symbolizes sustenance and life. In the context of the miracle, bread also serves as a type of Christ, who later in this chapter declares Himself to be the "bread of life." The insufficiency of earthly bread to meet the crowd's needs points to the greater spiritual truth that only Jesus can truly satisfy human hunger.for each of them to have a small piece.” The phrase "small piece" highlights the inadequacy of human solutions to meet the needs of the multitude. This situation sets the stage for Jesus to demonstrate His divine power and compassion by providing abundantly. The miracle that follows not only meets the physical needs of the crowd but also serves as a sign pointing to Jesus' identity as the Messiah. This event foreshadows the Last Supper and the Eucharist, where Jesus offers Himself as spiritual nourishment for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philip.htm">Philip</a> One of the twelve apostles, known for his practical and sometimes skeptical nature. In this passage, he is the one who responds to Jesus' question about feeding the multitude. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, who performs the miracle of feeding the 5,000 in this chapter. His question to Philip is a test of faith. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_multitude.htm">The Multitude</a> A large crowd of people who followed Jesus because of the signs He performed on the sick. They are the recipients of the miracle of the loaves and fishes. 4. <a href="/topical/t/two_hundred_denarii.htm">Two Hundred Denarii</a> A significant amount of money, roughly equivalent to eight months' wages for a laborer at the time. It highlights the enormity of the task of feeding the crowd. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a> This event takes place near the Sea of Galilee, a region where Jesus performed many of His miracles and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_calculation.htm">Faith Over Calculation</a> Philip's response reflects a human tendency to rely on calculations and resources rather than faith. We are called to trust in God's provision even when circumstances seem impossible. <a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a> Just as Jesus provided for the multitude, God is able to meet our needs abundantly. We should approach Him with confidence in His ability to provide. <a href="/topical/t/testing_of_faith.htm">Testing of Faith</a> Jesus' question to Philip was a test. In our lives, God may allow situations that test our faith, inviting us to rely on Him rather than our understanding. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_generosity.htm">Stewardship and Generosity</a> The miracle teaches us about the importance of offering what we have to God, trusting that He can multiply our resources for His purposes. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_work.htm">Recognizing God's Work</a> We should be attentive to how God is working in our lives and the lives of others, recognizing His hand in both ordinary and extraordinary circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 6</a> <a href="/q/who_was_philip_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Philip in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_accept_feeding_thousands_sans_evidence.htm">John 6:5-13: How can the feeding of thousands with just five loaves and two fish be accepted without historical or scientific evidence for a large-scale miracle event?</a> <a href="/q/does_'bread_of_life'_conflict_beliefs.htm">John 6:35: Does Jesus's claim to be the 'bread of life' conflict with other biblical teachings or Jewish beliefs about divine provision?</a> <a href="/q/interpret_'eat_flesh,_drink_blood'_command.htm">John 6:53-56: How should we interpret the command to eat Jesus's flesh and drink his blood, considering it seems at odds with both moral and dietary laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) Philip answered him.--The answer proves that Philip has not really learnt the lessons of the earlier teaching. The question does not suggest to him the true answer of divine sufficiency, but leads him to think of the human difficulty. He looks on the vast throng of people. At the lowest estimate, it would take the value of 200 denarii to feed them--in present money-value nearly 7; in actual labour-value nearly a workman's yearly wage. The denarius is the value of a day's work in the parable (<a href="/matthew/20-2.htm" title="And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.">Matthew 20:2</a> et seq.). In A.D. 14, on the accession of Tiberius, one of the causes of revolt in the Pannonian legions is the smallness of their pay, and one of their demands (Tacit. Ann. i. 26) is a penny a day. For Philip this large sum seems an impossibility. He states the difficulty, and leaves it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Philip took a calculating method of meeting the difficulty, and looked at the question as one which their entire resources were unable to solve. He did not so much as think of the "whence," or from what quarter the loaves could be procured, as how much money would be required to meet the ease. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of loaves are not sufficient for them, that each one may take a little. The denarius was equal to about eightpence halfpenny of our money; so that the sum spoken of, probably representing the entire contents of their common purse, was only six pounds fifteen shillings, and was utterly insufficient for the purpose. The conversation preserved by Mark (<a href="/mark/6-35.htm">Mark 6:35-37</a>) cannot well be made part of this language of Philip, but rather follows when the short afternoon was coming on, and the long shadows indicated the near approach of darkness. Philip had told the other disciples of the Lord's question, and they had discussed the possible perils of the case and the intentions of the Lord. It is interesting to see, in Mark, that the same sum was mentioned as being insufficient for the needs of the great multitudes. John has not only abridged the narrative of the synoptists, but added a feature which is of interest, and shows how for some hours the disciples had meditated on what they fancied would be necessary, and had come to the somewhat unwelcome conclusion that they must sacrifice their entire stock of funds. The Lord had first of all made the suggestion. They now go to him, to beseech his influence to send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves something to eat. When the enigmatic words burst from his lips, "Give ye them to eat," the two hundred pennyworth of bread is once more referred to by the disciples as insufficient (<a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Luke 9:12, 13</a>; <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">Matthew 14:15-17</a>). <a href="/commentaries/john/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Philip Φίλιππος (Philippos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5376.htm">Strong's 5376: </a> From philos and hippos; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites. answered, Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. “Two hundred Διακοσίων (Diakosiōn) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1250.htm">Strong's 1250: </a> Two hundred. From dis and hekaton; two hundred. denarii δηναρίων (dēnariōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1220.htm">Strong's 1220: </a> A denarius, a small Roman silver coin. Of Latin origin; a denarius. would not [buy] enough ἀρκοῦσιν (arkousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_714.htm">Strong's 714: </a> To keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: To be satisfied. Apparently a primary verb; properly, to ward off, i.e. to avail. bread ἄρτοι (artoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_740.htm">Strong's 740: </a> Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf. for αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. each {of them} ἕκαστος (hekastos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. to have λάβῃ (labē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. a τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. small [piece].” βραχύ (brachy) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1024.htm">Strong's 1024: </a> Short, little, few. 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