Outline of John 6:1-14

1. The Setting of the Miracle – John 6:1-2

KJV ¹ After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. ² And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. CEV ¹ Jesus crossed Lake Galilee, which was also known as Lake Tiberias. ² A large crowd had seen him work miracles to heal the sick, and those people went with him.

Jesus crosses to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee, where a large crowd follows Him because of His healing miracles.

2. Jesus Ascends the Mountain – John 6:3-4

KJV ³ And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. ⁴ And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. CEV ^3-4 It was almost time for the Jewish festival of Passover, and Jesus went up on a mountain with his disciples and sat down.

Jesus and His disciples go up a mountain, preparing for a significant event as the Passover Festival was near.

3. The Problem of Feeding the Crowd – John 6:5-6

KJV ⁵ When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? ⁶ And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. CEV ⁵ When Jesus saw the large crowd coming toward him, he asked Philip, “Where will we get enough food to feed all these people?” ⁶ He said this to test Philip, since he already knew what he was going to do.

Seeing the large crowd, Jesus tests Philip by asking where to buy bread for the people, highlighting the disciples' limitations.

4. Philip and Andrew’s Responses – John 6:7-9

KJV ⁷ Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. ⁸ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, ⁹ There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? CEV ⁷ Philip answered, “Don't you know that it would take almost a year's wages just to buy only a little bread for each of these people?” ⁸ Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the disciples. He spoke up and said, ⁹ “There is a boy here who has five small loaves of barley bread and two fish. But what good is that with all these people?”

Philip answers that even a large sum of money would not buy enough bread for everyone to have a little; Andrew mentions a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish but doubts it's enough.

5. The Miracle of Multiplication – John 6:10-11

KJV ¹⁰ And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. ¹¹ And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. CEV ¹⁰ The ground was covered with grass, and Jesus told his disciples to tell everyone to sit down. About 5,000 men were in the crowd. ¹¹ Jesus took the bread in his hands and gave thanks to God. Then he passed the bread to the people, and he did the same with the fish, until everyone had plenty to eat.

Jesus has the people sit down, gives thanks, and distributes the loaves and fish, which miraculously multiply to feed all.

6. Gathering the Leftovers – John 6:12-13

KJV ¹² When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. ¹³ Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. CEV ¹² The people ate all they wanted, and Jesus told his disciples to gather up the leftovers, so that nothing would be wasted. ¹³ The disciples gathered them up and filled twelve large baskets with what was left over from the five barley loaves.

After everyone is full, Jesus instructs them to gather the pieces left over, resulting in twelve baskets of leftovers, ensuring no waste.

7. The People’s Reaction – John 6:14

KJV ¹⁴ Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. CEV ¹⁴ After the people had seen Jesus work this miracle, they began saying, “This must be the Prophet who is to come into the world!”

The people, witnessing the miracle, proclaim Jesus as "the Prophet who is to come into the world," recognizing His messianic role.