John 6:4

Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

In Context

3Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

5When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:5The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

John 5:1Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.

Matthew Henry on John 6:2-15

The Five Thousand Fed. 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. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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