Read Full ChapterPhilip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Philip{G5376} answered{G611}{(G5662)} him{G846}, Two hundred{G1250} pennyworth{G1220} of bread{G740} is{G714} not{G3756} sufficient{G714}{(G5719)} for them{G846}, that{G2443} every one{G1538} of them{G846} may take{G2983}{(G5632)} a{G5100} little{G1024}.
Strong's King James
(7) Philip answered Him, "200 denarii (200 days of wages) of bread wouldn't be sufficient for them so that everyone receives a little."
The F.O.G
[7] Philip quickly calculated the cost and replied, "Eight months' wages wouldn't buy enough bread for each person to have even one bite!" His response revealed the impossibility of the situation from a human perspective.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred denaries’ worth of loaves are not sufficient to them, that each of them may receive some little;’
Young's Literal Translation
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