John 6:4

and the Passover was near, the celebration of the Jews.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3and Jesus went up to the mountain, and He was sitting with His disciples there,

5Jesus then having lifted up [His] eyes and having seen that a great multitude comes to Him, says to Philip, “From where will we buy loaves, that these may eat?”

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:5in the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, [is] the Passover to YHWH;

Deuteronomy 16:1“Observe the month of Abib, and you have made a Passover to your God YHWH, for in the month of Abib your God YHWH has brought you out of Egypt by night;

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

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