John 6:4

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples.

5Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing that a large crowd was coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these people may eat?”

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Cross References

John 5:1After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

John 12:1Then Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had died, whom He 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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