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John 6:8
One of the disciples—it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter—said, "There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that's a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this."
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Christian Standard Bible®
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
King James Version (1611)
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother, saith vnto him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peters brother, saith vnto him,
King James Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
English Standard Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
New American Standard Bible
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
New Century Version
Another one of his followers, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said,
Another one of his followers, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said,
Amplified Bible
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
Legacy Standard Bible
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, *said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, *said to Him,
Berean Standard Bible
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
Contemporary English Version
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the disciples. He spoke up and said,
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the disciples. He spoke up and said,
Complete Jewish Bible
One of the talmidim, Andrew the brother of Shim‘on Kefa, said to him,
One of the talmidim, Andrew the brother of Shim‘on Kefa, said to him,
Darby Translation
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,
Easy-to-Read Version
Another follower there was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew said,
Another follower there was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew said,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then saide vnto him one of his disciples, Andrewe, Simon Peters brother,
Then saide vnto him one of his disciples, Andrewe, Simon Peters brother,
George Lamsa Translation
One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
Good News Translation
Another one of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said,
Another one of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said,
Lexham English Bible
One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him,
Literal Translation
One of His disciples said to Him, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter,
One of His disciples said to Him, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter,
American Standard Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
Bible in Basic English
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
Hebrew Names Version
One of his talmidim, Andrai, Shim`on Kefa's brother, said to him,
One of his talmidim, Andrai, Shim`on Kefa's brother, said to him,
International Standard Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
Etheridge Translation
Saith to him one of his disciples, Andreas, brother of Shemun Kipha,
Saith to him one of his disciples, Andreas, brother of Shemun Kipha,
Murdock Translation
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Cephas, said to him:
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Cephas, said to him:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
One of his disciples, Andrewe, Simo Peters brother, sayth vnto hym:
One of his disciples, Andrewe, Simo Peters brother, sayth vnto hym:
English Revised Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,
World English Bible
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him, Here is a lad, who hath five barley-loaves and two small fishes:
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him, Here is a lad, who hath five barley-loaves and two small fishes:
Weymouth's New Testament
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Oon of hise disciplis, Andrew, the brothir of Symount Petre,
Oon of hise disciplis, Andrew, the brothir of Symount Petre,
Update Bible Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,
Webster's Bible Translation
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith to him,
New English Translation
One of Jesus' disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
One of Jesus' disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
New King James Version
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him,
New Living Translation
Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up.
Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up.
New Life Bible
One of His followers was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He said to Jesus,
One of His followers was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He said to Jesus,
New Revised Standard
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
One from among his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith unto him -
One from among his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith unto him -
Douay-Rheims Bible
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him:
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, saith to him:
Revised Standard Version
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde vnto him one of his disciples Andrew Simon Peters brother.
Then sayde vnto him one of his disciples Andrew Simon Peters brother.
Young's Literal Translation
one of his disciples -- Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter -- saith to him,
one of his disciples -- Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter -- saith to him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde vnto hi one of his disciples, Andrew ye brother of Symo Peter:
The sayde vnto hi one of his disciples, Andrew ye brother of Symo Peter:
Mace New Testament (1729)
one of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
one of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then Andy, Pete's brother, chuckled and said,
Then Andy, Pete's brother, chuckled and said,
Contextual Overview
1After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee (some call it Tiberias). A huge crowd followed him, attracted by the miracles they had seen him do among the sick. When he got to the other side, he climbed a hill and sat down, surrounded by his disciples. It was nearly time for the Feast of Passover, kept annually by the Jews. 5When Jesus looked out and saw that a large crowd had arrived, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread to feed these people?" He said this to stretch Philip's faith. He already knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered, "Two hundred silver pieces wouldn't be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece." 8One of the disciples—it was Andrew, brother to Simon Peter—said, "There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But that's a drop in the bucket for a crowd like this." 10Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." There was a nice carpet of green grass in this place. They sat down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus took the bread and, having given thanks, gave it to those who were seated. He did the same with the fish. All ate as much as they wanted. 12When the people had eaten their fill, he said to his disciples, "Gather the leftovers so nothing is wasted." They went to work and filled twelve large baskets with leftovers from the five barley loaves. 14The people realized that God was at work among them in what Jesus had just done. They said, "This is the Prophet for sure, God's Prophet right here in Galilee!" Jesus saw that in their enthusiasm, they were about to grab him and make him king, so he slipped off and went back up the mountain to be by himself.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Andrew: John 1:40-44, Matthew 4:18
Reciprocal: Matthew 10:2 - Andrew Matthew 15:33 - to fill Mark 1:16 - Simon Mark 3:18 - Andrew Luke 6:14 - Andrew John 12:22 - Andrew
Cross-References
Genesis 6:17
"I'm going to bring a flood on the Earth that will destroy everything alive under Heaven. Total destruction.
"I'm going to bring a flood on the Earth that will destroy everything alive under Heaven. Total destruction.
Psalms 145:20
God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
Proverbs 12:2
A good person basks in the delight of God , and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers.
A good person basks in the delight of God , and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers.
Jeremiah 31:2
This is the way God put it: "They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. Israel, out looking for a place to rest, met God out looking for them!" God told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! And so now I'll start over with you and build you up again, dear virgin Israel. You'll resume your singing, grabbing tambourines and joining the dance. You'll go back to your old work of planting vineyards on the Samaritan hillsides, And sit back and enjoy the fruit— oh, how you'll enjoy those harvests! The time's coming when watchmen will call out from the hilltops of Ephraim: ‘On your feet! Let's go to Zion, go to meet our God !'"
This is the way God put it: "They found grace out in the desert, these people who survived the killing. Israel, out looking for a place to rest, met God out looking for them!" God told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love! And so now I'll start over with you and build you up again, dear virgin Israel. You'll resume your singing, grabbing tambourines and joining the dance. You'll go back to your old work of planting vineyards on the Samaritan hillsides, And sit back and enjoy the fruit— oh, how you'll enjoy those harvests! The time's coming when watchmen will call out from the hilltops of Ephraim: ‘On your feet! Let's go to Zion, go to meet our God !'"
Romans 4:4
If you're a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don't call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it's something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.
If you're a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don't call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it's something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.
Romans 11:6
The Loyal Minority Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he'll have nothing more to do with them? Hardly. Remember that I, the one writing these things, am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham out of the tribe of Benjamin. You can't get much more Semitic than that! So we're not talking about repudiation. God has been too long involved with Israel, has too much invested, to simply wash his hands of them. Do you remember that time Elijah was agonizing over this same Israel and cried out in prayer? God, they murdered your prophets, They trashed your altars; I'm the only one left and now they're after me! And do you remember God's answer? I still have seven thousand who haven't quit, Seven thousand who are loyal to the finish. It's the same today. There's a fiercely loyal minority still—not many, perhaps, but probably more than you think. They're holding on, not because of what they think they're going to get out of it, but because they're convinced of God's grace and purpose in choosing them. If they were only thinking of their own immediate self-interest, they would have left long ago.
The Loyal Minority Does this mean, then, that God is so fed up with Israel that he'll have nothing more to do with them? Hardly. Remember that I, the one writing these things, am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham out of the tribe of Benjamin. You can't get much more Semitic than that! So we're not talking about repudiation. God has been too long involved with Israel, has too much invested, to simply wash his hands of them. Do you remember that time Elijah was agonizing over this same Israel and cried out in prayer? God, they murdered your prophets, They trashed your altars; I'm the only one left and now they're after me! And do you remember God's answer? I still have seven thousand who haven't quit, Seven thousand who are loyal to the finish. It's the same today. There's a fiercely loyal minority still—not many, perhaps, but probably more than you think. They're holding on, not because of what they think they're going to get out of it, but because they're convinced of God's grace and purpose in choosing them. If they were only thinking of their own immediate self-interest, they would have left long ago.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I'm not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven't I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn't amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it's all the same: We spoke God's truth and you entrusted your lives.
But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. And I'm not about to let his grace go to waste. Haven't I worked hard trying to do more than any of the others? Even then, my work didn't amount to all that much. It was God giving me the work to do, God giving me the energy to do it. So whether you heard it from me or from those others, it's all the same: We spoke God's truth and you entrusted your lives.
Titus 2:11
God's readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation's available for everyone! We're being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
God's readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation's available for everyone! We're being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 6:8. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith — The other evangelists attribute this answer to the apostles in general. See the passages referred to above.
