King James Version
John 6:5 in the King James Version says “When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bre...” — study this verse from John chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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 · KJV
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“When Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“his eyes”
G3788the eye (literally or figuratively); by implication, vision; figuratively, envy (from the jealous side-glance)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“saw”
G2300to look closely at, i.e., (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit
“a great”
G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
“company”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“come”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“he saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“Whence”
G4159from which (as interrogative) or what (as relative) place, state, source or cause
“shall we buy”
G59properly, to go to market, i.e., (by implication) to purchase; specially, to redeem
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