Neville Goddard on John 6:5-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 6 in context

Scripture Focus

5When 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?

6And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,

9There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

10And 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.

11And 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.

12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

13Therefore 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.

14Then 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.

John 6:5-14

Biblical Context

Jesus notices a crowd and asks about bread, revealing a challenge of supply. The feeding miracle shows abundance arises from inner state and faith, not external provision.

Neville's Inner Vision

The scene is a map of your own consciousness. The crowd, the loaves, and the fish are images within I AM — states you are choosing to feed or starve. Philip’s doubt and Andrew’s report are inner dialogues about lack, while the lad’s five loaves and two fish symbolize seeds of imagination awaiting your conscious direction. Jesus, the I AM within you, lifts his eyes and deliberately asks for your attention to a different source: a spiritual supply from your own inner fullness. When you thank and distribute the nourishment, you do not conjure sustenance from without but recognize it as already present in your awareness. The miracle is not history but a restoration of perception: every fragment remains a sign that nothing is lost when you live from the assumption of abundance. As you persist in this inner meal, the outer world aligns to reflect the abundance you have declared in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume that you have more than enough for every need; sit quietly, feel gratitude as if the supply is already yours, and visualize sharing it freely with everyone involved until your sense of lack dissolves.