Key Verse Spotlight
John 6:7 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.”
John 6:7
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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,
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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