John 6:7

Weymouth New Testament

"Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

King James Version (1611)
Philip answered him, Two hundred peny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that euery one of them may take a litle.

King James Version
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

English Standard Version
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to get a little."

New American Standard Bible
Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!"

New Century Version
Philip answered, "Someone would have to work almost a year to buy enough bread for each person to have only a little piece."

Amplified Bible
Philip answered, "Two hundred denarii (200 days' wages) worth of bread is not enough for each one to receive even a little."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little."

Legacy Standard Bible
Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little."

Berean Standard Bible
Philip answered, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece."

Contemporary English Version
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?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Philip answered, "Half a year's wages wouldn't buy enough bread for them — each one would get only a bite!"

Darby Translation
Philip answered him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not sufficient for them, that each may have some little [portion].

Easy-to-Read Version
Philip answered, "We would all have to work a month to buy enough bread for each person here to have only a little piece!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Philippe answered him, Two hundreth penie worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that euery one of them may take a litle.

George Lamsa Translation
Philip said to him, Two hundred pennies worth of bread would not be sufficient for them, even if each one should take a little.

Good News Translation
Philip answered, "For everyone to have even a little, it would take more than two hundred silver coins to buy enough bread."

Lexham English Bible
Philip replied to him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for them, in order that each one could receive a little."

Literal Translation
Philip answered Him, Loaves for two hundred denarii are not enough for them, that each of them may receive a little.

American Standard Version
Philip answered him, Two hundred shillings' worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

Bible in Basic English
Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.

Hebrew Names Version
Pilipos answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."

International Standard Version
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii[fn] worth of bread is not enough for each of them to get a little."Numbers 11:21-22;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Philipos saith to him, Two hundred dinoreen of bread is not sufficient for them, that a little every one of them may take.

Murdock Translation
Philip said to him: Two hundred denarii in bread would not suffice them, that each might take but a little.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Philip aunswered hym: Two hundred penie worth of bread are not sufficient for them, that euery man may take a litle.

English Revised Version
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

World English Bible
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that each of them may take a little.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Filip answerde to hym, The looues of tweyn hundrid pans sufficen not to hem, that ech man take a litil what.

Update Bible Version
Philip answered him, $20,000 worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.

Webster's Bible Translation
Philip answered him, Two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them make take a little:

New English Translation
Philip replied, "Two hundred silver coins worth of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little."

New King James Version
Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little."

New Living Translation
Philip replied, "Even if we worked for months, we wouldn't have enough money to feed them!"

New Life Bible
Philip said to Him, "The money we have is not enough to buy bread to give each one a little."

New Revised Standard
Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Philip answered him - Two hundred denaries-worth of loaves, are not sufficient for them, that, each one, may take, a little.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Philip answered him: Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them that every one may take a little.

Revised Standard Version
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Philip answered him two hondred peny worthe of breed are not sufficient for them yt every ma have a litell.

Young's Literal Translation
Philip answered him, `Two hundred denaries' worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Philippe answered him: Two hundreth peny worth of bred is not ynough amonge the, yt euery one maye take a litle.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Philip answered him, two hundred penny-worth of bread is not sufficient to furnish every one of them a little.

THE MESSAGE
Philip answered, "Two hundred silver pieces wouldn't be enough to buy bread for each person to get a piece."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Phil said, "It'd take a year's wages to buy all these people one piece of jerky, Boss! We don't have anything even close to that."

Contextual Overview

¹ After this Jesus went away across the Lake of Galilee (that is, the Lake of Tiberias). ² A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing. ³ Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples. ⁴ The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand. ⁵ And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?" ⁶ He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. ⁷ "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal." ⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, ⁹ "There is a boy here with five barley loaves and a couple of fish: but what is that among so many?" ¹⁰ "Make the people sit down," said Jesus. The ground was covered with thick grass; so they sat down, the adult men numbering about 5,000.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Two: This sum, rating the denarius at 7 +d., would amount to 6. 5s.: or, reckoning the denarius, with some at 7, 3/4d., it would amount to 6. 9s. 2d. of our money; which appears to have been more than our Lord and all his disciples were worth of this world's goods. Numbers 11:21, Numbers 11:22, 2 Kings 4:43, Mark 6:37

pennyworth: John 12:5, Matthew 18:28, *marg.

Reciprocal: Matthew 14:20 - were Mark 8:4 - From Mark 14:5 - pence John 6:9 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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; :-. Or this may be said by Philip, to show how impracticable it was to provide for such a company; that supposing they had two hundred pence to lay out in this way; though where should they have that, he suggests? yet if they had it, as much bread as that would purchase would not be sufficient:

that everyone of them might take a little; it would be so far from giving them a meal, or proper refreshment, that everyone could not have a small bit to taste of, or in the least to stay or blunt his appetite: a penny, with the Jews, would buy as much bread as would serve ten men; so that two hundred pence would buy bread enough for two thousand men; but here were three thousand more, besides women and children, who could not have been provided for with such a sum of money.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 6:7. Two hundred pennyworth — This sum, rating the denarius at 7 3/4d., would amount to 6£. 9s. 2d. of our money, and appears to have been more than our Lord and all his disciples were worth of this world's goods. See the notes on Matthew 18:28.