So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, *said to (A)Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” But He was saying this only to (B)test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. (C)Philip answered Him, “(D)Two hundred [a]denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:7 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip,(A) “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[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:7 Greek take two hundred denarii