Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
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Gill's Exposition
Philip answered him,.... Very quick and short, and in a carnal and unbelieving way:
two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them. Two hundred pence, or "Roman denarii", which may be…
Adam Clarke
Two hundred pennyworth - This sum, rating the denarius at 7 3/4d., would amount to 6. 9s. 2d. of our money, and appears to have been more than our Lord and all his disciples were worth of this world's…
We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this respect remarkable, that it is the only passage of the actions of Christ's life…
Cambridge Bible
Two hundred pennyworth Two hundred shillingsworthwould more accurately represent the original. The denariuswas the ordinary wage for a day's work (Mat 20:2; comp. Luk 10:35); in weight of silver it…
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