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John 6:6

This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Jesus, the Christ;   Philip;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Life;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Probation;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Tests, Spiritual;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John, gospel of;   Miracles;   Philip;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Miracle;   Temptation, Test;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Philip;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel According to;   Philip the Apostle;   Tiberias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel of;   Philip;   Sign;   Temptation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   John, Gospel of;   John, Theology of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Barley;   Dispersion ;   Feeding the Multitudes;   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Logos;   Man (2);   Manna;   Sacrifice (2);   Temptation;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethsaida ;   Miracles;   Philip ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Philip;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Phil'ip;   Sabbath;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Philip;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2);   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   John, Gospel of;   Lord's Supper (Eucharist);   Philip (2);   Prove;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He asked this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
King James Version (1611)
(And this he said to proue him: for he himselfe knew what he would doe)
King James Version
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
English Standard Version
He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
New American Standard Bible
But He was saying this only to test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do.
New Century Version
(Jesus asked Philip this question to test him, because Jesus already knew what he planned to do.)
Amplified Bible
But He said this to test Philip, because He knew what He was about to do.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
This He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.
Legacy Standard Bible
And this He was saying to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.
Berean Standard Bible
But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
Contemporary English Version
He said this to test Philip, since he already knew what he was going to do.
Complete Jewish Bible
(Now Yeshua said this to test Philip, for Yeshua himself knew what he was about to do.)
Darby Translation
But this he said trying him, for he knew what he was going to do.
Easy-to-Read Version
He asked Philip this question to test him. Jesus already knew what he planned to do.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(And this he sayde to prooue him: for hee himselfe knewe what he would doe.)
George Lamsa Translation
He said this merely to test him; for he knew what he would do.
Good News Translation
(He said this to test Philip; actually he already knew what he would do.)
Lexham English Bible
(Now he said this to test him, because he knew what he was going to do.)
Literal Translation
But He said this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
American Standard Version
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
Hebrew Names Version
This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
International Standard Version
JesusHe">[fn] said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
Etheridge Translation
But this he said trying him; for he knew what he was about to do.
Murdock Translation
And this he said, to try him; for he knew what he was about to do.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(This he sayde to proue hym: for he hym selfe knewe what he woulde do.)
English Revised Version
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
World English Bible
This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(But this he said, trying him; for he himself knew what he intended to do.)
Weymouth's New Testament
He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he seide this thing, temptynge hym; for he wiste what he was to do.
Update Bible Version
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
Webster's Bible Translation
(And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.)
New English Translation
(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)
New King James Version
But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
New Living Translation
He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do.
New Life Bible
He said this to see what Philip would say. Jesus knew what He would do.
New Revised Standard
He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, this, he was saying, to test him; for, he himself, knew, what he was about to do.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this he said to try him: for he himself knew what he would do.
Revised Standard Version
This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
This he sayde to prove him: for he him sylfe knewe what he wolde do.
Young's Literal Translation
and this he said, trying him, for he himself had known what he was about to do.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But this he sayde to proue him, for he himself knewe, what he wolde do.
Mace New Testament (1729)
(this he said to prove Philip: for he himself knew what he had to do.)
Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus wasn't asking a question but teaching them all a lesson.

Contextual Overview

1 After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee--that is, the sea of Tiberias. 2 And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill. 3 Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. 5 Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people? 6 This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do. 7 Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little. 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus, 9 There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number? 10 Jesus said, Let the people be seated. Now there was much grass in that place. And those seated on the grass were about five thousand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

prove: Genesis 22:1, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:16, Deuteronomy 13:3, Deuteronomy 33:8, 2 Chronicles 32:31

Reciprocal: Numbers 11:22 - General Ezekiel 37:3 - can Hebrews 5:11 - we

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.
Genesis 6:10
And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:17
For truly, I will send a great flow of waters over the earth, for the destruction from under the heaven of all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything on the earth will come to an end.
Genesis 6:18
But with you I will make an agreement; and you will come into the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you.
Exodus 32:14
So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?
Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart in them at all times, so that they might go in fear of me and keep my orders and that it might be well for them and for their children for ever!
Deuteronomy 32:29
If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!
Deuteronomy 32:36
For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.
1 Samuel 15:11
It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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; and being God omniscient, he knew that he was able to do it, and that he was determined to do it, and it would be done; but he was willing first to try the faith of his apostles.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To prove him - To try him; to see if he had faith, or if he would show that he believed that Jesus had power to supply them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 6:6. This he said to prove him — To try his faith, and to see whether he and the other apostles had paid proper attention to the miracles which they had already seen him work; and to draw their attention more particularly to that which he was now about to perform. This is an observation of the evangelist himself, who often interweaves his own judgment with the facts he relates, which St. Matthew rarely ever does. The other evangelists say that, previously to this miracle, he continued to instruct and heal the multitudes till it was near the close of the day. Matthew 14:14-15; Mark 6:34-35; Luke 9:11-12.


 
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