New American Standard Bible 2020
John 6:3
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 (or Tiberias). 2A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the signs which He was performing on those who were sick. But Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. 4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. 5So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people 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 6:15So Jesus, aware that they intended to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself, alone.
- Matthew 14:23After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.
- Matthew 15:29Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
- Luke 6:12Now it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer with God.
- Luke 9:28About eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter, John, and James, and went up on 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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