Discovery BoxJohn 6:6-7 
Context6:6 (Now Jesus 1 said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) 2 6:7 Philip replied, 3 “Two hundred silver coins worth 4 of bread would not be enough for them, for each one to get a little.”
John 6:9
Context6:9 “Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good 5 are these for so many people?”
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
3 tn Grk “Philip answered him.”
4 tn Grk “two hundred denarii.” The denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wage for a laborer; this would be an amount worth about eight months’ pay.
5 tn Grk “but what are these”; the word “good” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
