John 6:1-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:5

When Jesus then lift up his eyes ,.... Being before engaged in close conversation with his disciples, and looking wistly and intently on them, whilst he was discoursing with them: and saw a great company come unto him ; who came on foot, over the bridge at Chammath, from Capernaum, and other cities of Galilee: he saith unto Philip ; he directed his discourse to him particularly, because he was of Bethsaida, near to which place Christ now was, and therefore might be best able to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:6

And this he said to prove him ,.... Or "tempting him", trying his faith, and not only his, but the rest of the disciples; not as ignorant of it himself, but in order to discover it to him and them, and to prepare them for the following miracle; and that it might appear the more illustrious and marvellous: for he himself knew what he would do ; Christ had determined to work a miracle, and feed the large number of people that were with him, with that small provision they had among them;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:7

Philip answered him ,.... Very quick and short, and in a carnal and unbelieving way: two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them . Two hundred pence, or "Roman denarii", which may be here meant, amount to six pounds five shillings of our money; and this sum is mentioned, because it might be the whole stock that was in the bag, or that Christ and his disciples had; or because this was a round sum, much in use among the Jews; See Gill on Mark 6:37 . Or this may be said by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:8

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother ,.... Who also, and his brother Peter, were of Bethsaida, as well as Philip, and was a disciple of Christ's; he hearing what Christ said to Philip, and what answer he returned, saith unto him ; to Christ, with but little more faith than Philip, if any. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:9

There is a lad here ,.... Who either belonged to Christ and his disciples, and was employed to carry their provisions for them; which, if so, shows how meanly Christ and his disciples lived; or he belonged to some in the multitude; or rather he came here to sell what he had got: which hath five barley loaves . The land of Canaan was a land of barley, as well as wheat, Deuteronomy 8:8 ; this sort of grain grew there in plenty, and was in much use; the Jews had a barley harvest, 1:22 ,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:10

Jesus said, make the men sit down ,.... The Syriac version reads, "all the men"; and the Persic version, "all the people"; men, women, and children: Christ, without reproving his disciples for their unbelief, ordered them directly to place the people upon the ground, and seat them in rows by hundreds and by fifties, in a rank and company, as persons about to take a meal: now there was much grass in the place ; at the bottom of the mountain; and it was green, as one of the evangelists... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:11

And Jesus took the loaves ,.... Into his hands, as also the fishes, in order to feed the multitude with them: and when he had given thanks ; for them, and blessed them, or implored a blessing on them, that they might be nourishing to the bodies of men, as was his usual manner, and which is an example to us; he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sat down . The Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, only read, "he distributed to them that were sat... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:12

When they were filled ,.... Had not only eaten, but had made a full meal, and were thoroughly satisfied, having eaten as much as they could, or chose to eat: he said unto his disciples, gather up the fragments that remain , that nothing be lost ; this he said, partly that the truth, reality, and greatness of the miracle might be clearly discerned; and partly, to teach frugality, that, in the midst of abundance, care be taken that nothing be lost of the good things which God gives;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:13

Therefore they gathered them together ,.... The several broken bits of bread, which lay about upon the grass, which the people had left, after they had been sufficiently refreshed: and filled twelve baskets ; every disciple had a basket filled: with the fragments of the five barley loaves ; and it may be of the fishes also: which remained over and above unto them that had eaten ; such a marvellous increase was there, through the power of Christ going along with them; insomuch... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 6:14

Then those men ,.... The five thousand men, who had been fed with the loaves and fishes: when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did ; in feeding so many of them, with so small a quantity of food; in multiplying the provision in such a prodigious manner, that after they had eaten to the full, so many baskets of fragments were taken up: said, this is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world ; meaning that prophet, that Moses spoke of, in Deuteronomy 18:15 ; for the... read more

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