American Standard Version
John 6:2
2And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.
John 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
- New International Version (NIV)and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.
Context of John 6:2
1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which isthe seaof Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick. 3And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
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ἠκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ ὄχλος πολύς, ὅτι ἐθεώρουν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει ἐπὶ τῶν ἀσθενούντων.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 6:2
- Matthew 4:24And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.
- Matthew 8:1And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Matthew 12:15And Jesus perceivingitwithdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all,
- Matthew 13:2And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
- Matthew 14:14And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
- Matthew 15:30And there came unto him great multitudes, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and they cast them down at his feet; and he healed them:
- Mark 6:33And the people saw them going, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
Commentaries on John 6:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2They saw his miracles which he did - John does not mention these miracles; but Matthew details them, Matthew 12:2-14:13. John seems more intent on supplying the deficiencies of the other evangelists than in writing a connected history himself.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Because they saw his miracles - They saw that he had the power to supply their wants, and they therefore followed him. See John 6:26. Compare also Matthew 14:14.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jesus feeding the 5,000 recalls the Old Testament story of manna (bread from heaven) when Israel was in the wilderness (Exodus 16). In that story, God provided bread each day for his people. In the time of Jesus, some Jewish teachers believed that the Messiah would again give bread from heaven (Exodus 16:4). They expected a new act of divine provision. When Jesus fed the crowd, he met this expectation. However, he was not only giving physical bread. He…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-13(See on Mr 6:31-44). 3. a mountain--somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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