John 6:8
6 But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.
7 Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
9 “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
10 “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
- KJV
- One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,
- WEB
- One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
- ASV
- One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter`s brother, saith unto him,
- DARBY
- One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, says to him,
- BLB
- One of His disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, says to Him,
- ÅB
- En av hans disipler, Andreas, Simon Peters bror, sier til ham:
- OTB
- En av disiplene hans, Andreas, som var Simon Peters bror, sa til ham,
- B1930
- En av hans disipler, Andreas, Simon Peters bror, sier til ham:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 1:40–44
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
Read in contextMatthew 4:18
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
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