He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 6:6 in context
John 6:3–9
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Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
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Jesus therefore, lifting up his eyes and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?”
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He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
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Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may receive a little.”
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One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him,
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“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”
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