Two hundred pennyworth of bread (διακοσιων δηναριων αρτο). "Loaves of two hundred denarii." The Roman coin originally for ten asse…

Philip answered him. The answer proves that Philip has not really learned the lessons of the earlier teaching. The question does n…

He saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Phili…

St. John Chrysostom: Just as missiles rebound with great force from a hard body and fly off in all directions, while a softer …

Philip’s reply shows that while he had a practical turn of mind, he was rather unimaginative. His calculation of “eight months’ wages,” however acc…

Two hundred denarii. According to the calculation of Budaeus, the denarius is equal to four times the value of a car…

Philip answered him
Very quick and short, and in a carnal and unbelieving way:

John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude because it relates to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had on the people.…

1. The Evangelist has presented the teaching of Christ on the spiritual life, by which he gives life to those who are born again. He now tel…