John 6:7

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 6:30. But the reader will do well to mark here again the important note of time introduced quite parenthetically at . Verse 4. AND THE PASSOVER, THE FEAST OF THE JEWS, WAS NIGH. This, according to our reckoning, was the third Passover since our Lord entered on His public ministry. See the note at . These verses are a little involved, from the Evangelist's desire to mention every circumstance, however minute, that might call up the scene as vividly to the reader as it stood before his own view....

7._Two hundred denarii. _As the _denarius_, according to the computation of _Budaeus_, is equal to four times the value of a_carolus _and two _deniers _of _Tours_, this sum amounts to thirty-five _francs_, or thereby. (119) If you divide this sum among _five thousand men_, each hundred of them will have less than _seventeenpence sterling _(120) If we now add about a thousand of _women and children_, it will be found that _Philip _allots to each person about the sixth part of an English penny, (121) _to buy a little bread _But, as usually happens in a great crowd, he probably thought that there was a greater number of people present; and as the disciples were poor and ill supplied with money, _Andrew _intended to alarm Christ by the greatness of the sum, meaning that they were not w

1-14 John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. The Pharisees despised them as not knowing the law; but they knew most of Him who is the end of the law. Yet men may acknowledge Christ as that Prophet, and still turn a deaf ear to him....

Verse John 6:7. _TWO HUNDRED PENNYWORTH_] This sum, rating the _denarius_ at 7 3/4_d_., would amount to 6_£_. 9_s_. 2_d_. 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....

EXPOSITION JOHN 6:1 2. _Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source_. JOHN 6:1 (1) _The supply of human wants illustrated by a well known _"_sign_" _of power_. Chronological difficulties beset our treatment of this miraculous narrative with its varied consequences and results. Many curious and even violent measures have been resorted to with a view to solve them. Some have supposed that John 5:1. and 6. have been inverted in order, and that thus the presence of our Lord in Galilee, mentioned in...

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; Mark 6:37. 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 cou

John 6:1. _After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 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? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do._ That verse is worth thinking over. How often does Christ seem to ask us riddles, and place us in difficulties, so that we begin to say, «What will come of this? How shall we escape from this temptation; or how shall we stand under this trial?» He himself knows what he will do; and it is a very blessed thing when our faith being tried, it shows itself to be st...

CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand Men. (John 6:1 .)_ 2. The Attempt to Make Him King, (John 6:15 .) 3. The Stormy Sea. “It is I, be not afraid.” (John 6:16 .) 4. The Discourse on the Bread of Life. The Food of the Believer. (John 6:22 .) 5. The Falling Away of Disciples. (John 6:60) 6. Peter's Confession. (John 6:67 .) The events which are recorded in this chapter happened at the Sea of Galilee, the sea of Tiberias. John exclusively uses t

VI. THE CRISIS TO GALILEE. John 6:1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. John 6:1 is the natural sequel to work in Galilee, not in Judæ a. Similarly John 7:1 would naturally follow work in the south, not in the north. The author has probably modified the order in which the material out of which his gospel has grown took shape. We should therefore connect John 6 with John 4, and John 5 with John 7. [83] The account of the miracle cannot in all details be reconciled with the Synoptic account. In particular it leaves no room for the day of teaching (Mark 6:34), after which, not as here (John 6:

TWO HUNDRED PENNYWORTH OF BREAD IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THEM. This sum is mentioned mainly because it was an estimate of how much it would cost to give each one. little (John 6:7). Some have supposed that this is the amount of money they had in their common treasury, but it seems rather to be mentioned as. sum _beyond_ their ability to pay. It was equal to $30, or £6, 5_ s._. a large amount of money then, since. denarius, or "penny," was the hire of. day's labor. The penny, or denarius, was about seventeen cents, and was equivalent to about one dollar now, so that the whole sum would reach $200....