Bible Strands
John 6:13
So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Following the feeding miracle, Jesus directs his disciples to collect the remaining food fragments before the crowd recognizes him as the coming Prophet.
The words — συνήγαγον (sunēgagon) translates literally as “they gathered together,” and κοφίνους (kophinous) denotes the specific hand-baskets used to store the leftover pieces.
The thread — The gathering of surplus provision aligns with the principle in Proverbs 11:24, while the number twelve appears in 1 Kings 7:15 and the broader provision narrative of 2 Kings 4:2.
Why it lands — It demands that readers treat the leftovers of divine abundance as intentional and complete, rather than as waste to be discarded.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 11:24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- 1 Kings 7:15 He cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference.
- 2 Kings 4:2 “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
- 2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.