John 6:4

The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.

5And when He looked round and saw an immense crowd coming towards Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for all these people to eat?"

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Cross References

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

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