John 6:7
Two hundred pennyworth of bread ( διακοσιων δηναριων αρτο ). "Loaves of two hundred denarii." The Roman coin originally for ten asses (afterwards sixteen), about 16 2/3 cents. The denarius was the usual pay for a day's labour (Mt 20:2, 9, 13). This item in Mr 6:37, but not in Matthew or Luke.That every one may take a little ( ινα εκαστος βραχυ λαβη ). Final clause with ινα and second aorist active subjunctive of λαμβανω. This detail in John alone.
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