John 6:2

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

1Some time after that, Jesus went across Lake Galilee, which is also called Lake Tiberias. A large crowd of people followed him, because of the miracles that he had done. They had seen him make sick people well. 3Jesus went up a hill and he sat down there with his disciples. 4It was nearly the time for the Jewish Passover Festival.

John 6:2 word by word

ἠκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ ὄχλος πολύς, ὅτι ἐθεώρουν τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει ἐπὶ τῶν ἀσθενούντων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• aὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• miraclesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• miraclesσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• them that were diseasedἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: illG770

Cross-references for John 6:2

• Matthew 4:24More and more people in all parts of Syria heard about Jesus. So they brought all the sick people to see him. These people had many different illnesses, and some of them had strong pains. Bad spirits were living inside some of them. Some people could not control their bodies, and some people could not walk. Jesus caused all these people to become well again.
• Matthew 8:1Jesus came down from the hill and a large crowd followed him.
• Matthew 12:15Jesus knew that the Pharisees wanted to kill him. So he went away from that place. A large crowd of people followed him. He made all the sick people become well again.
• Matthew 13:2The crowd that came to listen to him was very large. So he went and sat in a boat that was on the water. The big crowd of people stood on the shore.
• Matthew 14:14Jesus got out of the boat. He saw a large crowd there on the shore. He felt sorry for them. There were sick people among them and he made them well again.
• Matthew 15:30Large crowds of people came to him and they brought sick people with them. Some of these sick people could not walk very well, and some of them were blind. Some of them could not use their arms or their legs. Some of them could not speak. There were many other sick people who had different illnesses. Their friends put the sick people in front of Jesus. And Jesus caused them all to become well again.
• Mark 6:33But many people saw that they were leaving the town. Those people recognized them. So they ran out from all the towns around there. They went on land and reached the place before Jesus and the disciples.

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