John 6:4
Now the passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
In Context
3But Jesus had gone up into the mountain, and, there, was sitting with his disciples.
Cross References
Leviticus 23:5In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, is a Passover unto Yahweh;
Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib, when thou shalt keep a passover unto Yahweh thy God,—for in the month of Abib, did Yahweh thy God bring thee forth out of Egypt by night:
John 5:1After these things, was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up unto Jerusalem.
John 12:1Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came unto Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from among 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 →