John 6:4

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

5Then, raising His eyes and observing that a huge crowd was coming toward Him, Jesus says to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread so that these folks may eat?”

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Cross References

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

John 12:1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was (the deceased 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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