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John 6:2
2and a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the 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 beyond the sea of Galilee, [or] of Tiberias, and a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the sick. 3And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there sat with his disciples: 4but the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
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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 his fame went out into the whole [of] Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
- Matthew 8:1And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
- Matthew 12:15But Jesus knowing [it], withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:
- Matthew 13:2And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
- Matthew 14:14And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.
- Matthew 15:30and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:
- Mark 6:33And many saw them going, and recognised them, and ran together there on foot, out of all the cities, and got [there] before 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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