John 6:5
John · New Testament · Chapter 6
“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
What Does John 6:5 Mean?
John 6:5 is found in the book of John, chapter 6, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Discipleship.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 6:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 4:4“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”Luke 9:13“But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.”Mark 6:35“And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:”John 1:43“The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.”Matthew 14:17“And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”John 14:8“Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.”2 Kings 4:2“And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.”Luke 9:12“And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.”Matthew 15:33“And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?”Mark 8:19“When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.”Luke 9:10“And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.”Numbers 11:13“Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.”Ezekiel 37:3“And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.”Matthew 10:3“Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;”Matthew 14:14“And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.”Mark 3:18“And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,”Mark 6:32“And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.”Luke 6:14“Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,”John 4:8“(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)”John 4:35“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”
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