John 6:8

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John 6:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

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.”

8 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.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

John 1:40

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.

John 1:41

He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

John 1:42

Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).

John 1:43

The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”

John 1:44

Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.

Matthew 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.