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1richardbsmith
John 6:1-21
Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?" He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little." One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?" Jesus said, "Make the people sit down."
Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world."
When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.
Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples.
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?" He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.
Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little." One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?" Jesus said, "Make the people sit down."
Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world."
When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.
2richardbsmith
Collect
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
3richardbsmith
The parallels between the synoptic account of this first feeding and the account in John are striking, given the other many differences between the synoptics and GJohn.
In common - two hundred denarii, 5 loaves and 2 fish, 5000 fed, 12 baskets gathered
The biggest difference, I think, is John's connection with the Passover. This may be the connection that John makes to understand the feeding as one of the 7 signs.
I list the 7 signs as: 1. Cana (2.11) 2. healing the official's son (4.54) 3.healing at the pool (5.8) 4. the feeding (6.14) 5. healing of the blind man (9.7) 6. rising of Lazarus (11.45) 7. the Resurrection (20.8)
In common - two hundred denarii, 5 loaves and 2 fish, 5000 fed, 12 baskets gathered
The biggest difference, I think, is John's connection with the Passover. This may be the connection that John makes to understand the feeding as one of the 7 signs.
I list the 7 signs as: 1. Cana (2.11) 2. healing the official's son (4.54) 3.healing at the pool (5.8) 4. the feeding (6.14) 5. healing of the blind man (9.7) 6. rising of Lazarus (11.45) 7. the Resurrection (20.8)
4richardbsmith
Another interesting difference is what happens when Jesus enters the boat after walking across the sea to reach it.
In the synoptics, the wind ceased.
In John, the boat immediately reaches the destination on land.
Different perspectives? Different insights?
In the synoptics, the wind ceased.
In John, the boat immediately reaches the destination on land.
Different perspectives? Different insights?
5ambrithill
I think different perspectives. I think the wind had ceased is why they "immediately" reached the shore. I do not think this means a miracle occurred and they were instantaneously at the shore, but that in comparison to the time it had taken them to get where they were due to the storm, the rest of the trip seemed to be no time at all.
