John 6:4
and the passover was nigh, the feast of the Jews.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
In Context
3and Jesus went up to the mount, and he was there sitting with his disciples,
Cross References
Leviticus 23:5in the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, [is] the passover to Jehovah;
Deuteronomy 16:1'Observe the month of Abib — and thou hast made a passover to Jehovah thy God, for in the month of Abib hath Jehovah thy God brought thee out of Egypt by night;
John 5:1After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,
John 12:1Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, 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 →