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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick.

Context of John 6:2

1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

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 4:24So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.
• Matthew 8:1When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
• Matthew 12:15Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all
• Matthew 13:2And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach.
• Matthew 14:14When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
• Matthew 15:30And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,
• Mark 6:33Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of 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

Topics related to John 6:2

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ

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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