John 6:8

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.

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

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.

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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

    One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.

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  • Matthew 4:18

    And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

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