John 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

John 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesus therefore, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?””

John 6:5 — World English Bible

John 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat? ”

John 6:5 — American Standard Version

John 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jesus then having lifted up <FI>his<Fi> eyes and having seen that a great multitude doth come to him, saith unto Philip, `Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat?' --”

John 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation

John 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jesus then, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a great crowd is coming to him, says to Philip, Whence shall we buy loaves that these may eat? ”

John 6:5 — Darby Translation

John 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Iesus lift vp his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude came vnto him, hee sayde vnto Philippe, Whence shall we buy breade, that these might eate?”

John 6:5 — Geneva Bible

John 6:5 in Context — John 6

3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

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

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What Does John 6:5 Mean?

John 6:5 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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