John 6:4

Accordingly when he looked up, and perceived a great crowd was coming unto him,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then Jesus walked up the hills and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Jewish feast, the Passover, was at hand.

5he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?"

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Cross References

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

John 12:1So then Jesus came six days before the Passover, to Bethany, where Lazarus was whom Jesus 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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