John 6:15

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew to a mountain by Himself.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

In Context

14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

16When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

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Cross References

Matthew 14:22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

Mark 11:9The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”

John 2:24But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.

John 6:3Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

John 7:3So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.

John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”

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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