John 6:12 BSB — MannaFest

John 6:12

And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when they were filled, he saith unto his disciples, Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 3 (444)

To some one Christ may seem out of sparing of the fragments to have bidden His disciples to gather them together. Yet (I think) every one will fitly imagine, that Christ would not endure to descend to such littleness: and why say I Christ? not even one of us would do so: for what would be supposed to be the remnant of five barley loaves? But the verse has a great economy, and makes the miracle evident to the hearers.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

When they were filled,.... Had not only eaten, but had made a full meal, and were thoroughly satisfied, having eaten as much as they could, or chose to eat: he said unto his disciples, gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost; this he said, partly that the truth, reality, and greatness of the miracle might be clearly discerned; and partly, to teach frugality, that, in the midst of abundance, care be taken that nothing be lost of the good things which God gives; and which may be useful to other persons, or at another time.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Gather up the fragments - “Great will be the punishment of those who waste the crumbs of food, scatter seed, and neglect the law.” Synops Sohar. Among the Jews the פאה peah, or residue after a meal, was the property of the servitors.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

These verses describe one of our Lord's most remarkable miracles. Of all the great works that He did, none was done so publicly as this, and before so many witnesses. Of all the miracles related in the Gospels, this is the only one which all the four Gospel-writers alike record. This fact alone (like the four times repeated account of the crucifixion and resurrection) is enough to show that it is a miracle demanding special attention. We have, for one thing, in this miracle, a lesson about Christ's almighty power.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡς	hōs	When	G5613 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἐνεπλήσθησαν	eneplēsthēsan	they were filled	G1705 →
λέγει	legei	He says	G3004 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
μαθηταῖς	mathētais	disciples	G3101 →
αὐτοῦ·	autou	of Him;	G846 →
συναγάγετε	sunagagete	do gather together	G4863 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
περισσεύσαντα	perisseusanta	having been over and above	G4052 →
κλάσματα	klasmata	fragments	G2801 →
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
μή	mē	nothing	G3361 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
ἀπόληται.	apolētai	may be lost.	G622 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nehemiah 8:10
Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve,…
leads to
- Psalms 28:7–8
  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Proverbs 17:22
  A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8–9
  Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7
  Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- Isaiah 12:1–3
  In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
Through
Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
leads to
- Psalms 107:8–9
  Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Luke 6:21
  Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- Psalms 34:10
  Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.