Common English Bible

John 6:2-8 Common English Bible (CEB)

2. A large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miraculous signs he had done among the sick.

3. Jesus went up a mountain and sat there with his disciples.

4. It was nearly time for Passover, the Jewish festival.

5. Jesus looked up and saw the large crowd coming toward him. He asked Philip, "Where will we buy food to feed these people?"

6. Jesus said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.

7. Philip replied, "More than a half year’s salary worth of food wouldn’t be enough for each person to have even a little bit."

8. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said,