John 6:1-13 New International Version (NIV)
6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
Forgot the PAST
John 6:1-7 New International Version (NIV)
6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
*Chronological Miracles of Jesus prior to this:*
1 Jesus Turns Water into Wine at the Wedding in Cana
2 Jesus Heals an Official’s Son at Capernaum in Galilee
3 Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit From a Man in Capernaum
4 Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law Sick With Fever
5 Jesus Heals Many Sick and Oppressed at Evening
6 First Miraculous Catch of Fish on the Lake of Gennesaret
7 Jesus Cleanses a Man With Leprosy
8 Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Paralyzed Servant in Capernaum
9 Jesus Heals a Paralytic Who Was Let Down From the Roof
10 Jesus Heals a Man’s Withered Hand on the Sabbath
11 Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son From the Dead in Nain
12 Jesus Calms a Storm on the Sea
13 Jesus Casts Demons into a Herd of Pigs
14 Jesus Heals a Woman in the Crowd With an Issue of Blood
15 Jesus Raises Jairus’ Daughter Back to Life
16 Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
17 Jesus Heals a Man Who Was Unable to Speak
18 Jesus Heals an Invalid at Bethesda
Limited PERSPECTIVE
John 6:8-9 (NIV)
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
PREPARATION before PROVISION
John 6:10-11 (NIV)
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
PLENTY – HE LOVES LEFTOVERS
John 6:12-13 (NIV)
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
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