American Standard Version
John 6:3
3And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
John 6:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.
Context of John 6:3
1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which isthe seaof Tiberias. 2And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick. And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 4Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?
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ἀνῆλθεν δὲ εἰς τὸ ὄρος Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἐκεῖ ἐκάθητο μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 6:3
- John 6:15Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
- Matthew 14:23And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.
- Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- Luke 6:12And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.
- Luke 9:28And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.
Commentaries on John 6:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Went up into a mountain - This mountain must have been in the desert of Bethsaida, in the territories of Philip, tetrarch of Galilee. Our Lord withdrew to this place for a little rest; for he and his disciples had been so thronged with the multitudes, continually coming and going, that they had not time to take necessary food. See Mark 6:31.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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