John 6 · Verse 13

John 6:13

Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
John 6:13, King James Version

John 6:13 in other translations

BSBSo they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
WEBSo they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten.
ASVSo they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten.
YLTthey gathered together, therefore, and filled twelve hand-baskets with broken pieces, from the five barley loaves that were over to those having eaten.
DARBYThey gathered them therefore together, and filled twelve hand-baskets full of fragments of the five barley loaves, which were over and above to those that had eaten.
BBESo they took them up: twelve baskets full of broken bits of the five cakes which were over after the people had had enough.
WebsterTherefore they gathered them, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above to them that had eaten.

What does John 6:13 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:1-14

John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. The Pharisees despised them as not knowing the law; but they knew most of Him who is the end of the law. Yet men may acknowledge Christ as that Prophet, and still turn a deaf…

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John 6:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

συνήγαγονsunēgagonThey gathered togetherG4863
οὖνounthereforeG3767
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐγέμισανegemisanfilledG1072
δώδεκαdōdekatwelveG1427
κοφίνουςkophinoushand-basketsG2894
κλασμάτωνklasmatōnof fragmentsG2801
ἐκekfromG1537
τῶνtōntheG3588
πέντεpentefiveG4002
ἄρτωνartōnloavesG740
τῶνtōn<the>G3588
κριθίνωνkrithinōnbarleyG2916
ἃhawhichG3739
ἐπερίσσευσανeperisseusanexceededG4052
τοῖςtoisto thoseG3588
βεβρωκόσιν.¶bebrōkosinhaving eaten.G977

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 6:13

  • Proverbs 11:24-25

    There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

  • 1 Kings 7:15-16

    For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

  • 2 Kings 4:2-7

    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. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. …

  • 2 Corinthians 9:8-9

    And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:9

    And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this.

  • Philippians 4:19

    But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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and filled.
1Ki 7:15,16; 2Ki 4:2-7; 2Ch 25:9; Pr 11:24,25; 2Co 9:8,9; Php 4:19

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Context

  • John 6:12

    When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

  • John 6:13

    Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

  • John 6:14

    Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.

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John 6:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cogieron pues, é hinchieron doce cestas de pedazos de los cinco panes de cebada, que sobraron á los que habían comido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ils les amassèrent donc et remplirent douze paniers des morceaux qui étaient de reste des cinq pains d’orge, lorsqu’ils eurent mangé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie sammelten nun und füllten zwölf Handkörbe mit Brocken von den fünf Gerstenbroten, welche denen, die gegessen hatten, übrigblieben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Collegerunt ergo, et impleverunt duodecim cophinos fragmentorum ex quinque panibus hordeaceis, quæ superfuerunt his qui manducaverant.