Ἰωάννην 6:12

Greek Modern Translation

Αφου δε εχορτασθησαν, λεγει προς τους μαθητας αυτους· Συναξατε τα περισσευσαντα κλασματα, δια να μη χαθη τιποτε.

Parallel Translations

Byzantine/Majority Text
ως δε ενεπλησθησαν λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου συναγαγετε τα περισσευσαντα κλασματα ινα μη τι αποληται

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
ὡς δὲ ἐνεπλήσθησαν λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· Συναγάγετε τὰ περισσεύσαντα κλάσματα, ἵνα μή τι ἀπόληται.

Tischendorf 8th Edition
ὡς δὲ ἐνεπλήσθησαν, λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· συναγάγετε τὰ περισσεύσαντα κλάσματα, ἵνα μή τι ἀπόληται.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
ως δε ενεπλησθησαν λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου συναγαγετε τα περισσευσαντα κλασματα ινα μη τι αποληται

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
ως δε ενεπλησθησαν λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου συναγαγετε τα περισσευσαντα κλασματα ινα μη τι αποληται

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they: Nehemiah 9:25, Matthew 14:20, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 15:37, Matthew 15:38, Mark 6:42-44, Mark 8:8, Mark 8:9, Luke 1:53, Luke 9:17

that nothing: Nehemiah 8:10, Proverbs 18:9, Luke 15:13, Luke 16:1

Reciprocal: Ruth 2:18 - she had reserved 2 Kings 4:6 - And the oil Psalms 112:5 - he will Luke 16:21 - crumbs John 6:23 - where

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When they were filled,.... Had not only eaten, but had made a full meal, and were thoroughly satisfied, having eaten as much as they could, or chose to eat:

he said unto his disciples, gather up the fragments that remain,

that nothing be lost; this he said, partly that the truth, reality, and greatness of the miracle might be clearly discerned; and partly, to teach frugality, that, in the midst of abundance, care be taken that nothing be lost of the good things which God gives; and which may be useful to other persons, or at another time.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gather up the fragments - This command is omitted by the other evangelists. It shows the care of Jesus that there should be no waste. Though he had power to provide any quantity of food, yet he has here taught us that the bounties of Providence are not to be squandered. In all things the Saviour set us an example of frugality, though he had an infinite supply at his disposal; he was himself economical, though he was Lord of all. If he was thus saving, it becomes us dependent creatures not to waste the bounties of a beneficent Providence. And it especially becomes the rich not to squander the bounties of Providence. They often feel that they are rich. They have enough. They have no fear of want, and they do not feel the necessity of studying economy. Yet let them remember that what they have is the gift of God - just as certainly as the loaves and fishes created by the Saviour were his gift. It is not given them to waste, nor to spend in riot, nor to be the means of injuring their health or of shortening life. It is given to sustain life, to excite gratitude, to fit for the active service of God. Everything should be applied to its appropriate end, and nothing should be squandered or lost.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 6:12. Gather up the fragments — "Great will be the punishment of those who waste the crumbs of food, scatter seed, and neglect the law." Synops Sohar. Among the Jews the peah, or residue after a meal, was the property of the servitors.