John 6:11
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.”
ἄρτος
The most basic human need. You cannot go long without bread. Jesus takes the most fundamental hunger every human knows and says: I am the answer to that. I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger. Not never want things — never be left empty at the deepest level.
μαθητής
disciples
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μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
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οὖν
then
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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εὐχαριστέω
having given thanks
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εὐχαριστέω
To give thanks, to be grateful. Eucharisteo. In everything give thanks. Eucharisteo is the root of Eucharist. Gratitude is not just an emotion. It is a spiritual discipline.
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ὅσος
as much as
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ὅσος
As many as, as much as, whoever. All who received Him to all who believed in His name He gave the right to become children of God. The offer is unlimited.
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θέλω
they were wishing.
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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ὀψάριον
fish
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ὀψάριον
a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment)
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διαδίδωμι
He distributed
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διαδίδωμι
to give throughout a crowd, i.e. deal out; also to deliver over (as to a successor)
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λαμβάνω
G2983
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ὁμοίως
likewise
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ὁμοίως
similarly
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