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

1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias). A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick. 3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples. 4(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.)

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 a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.
• Matthew 8:1After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
• Matthew 12:15Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.
• Matthew 13:2And such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat to sit while the whole crowd stood on the shore.
• Matthew 14:14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
• Matthew 15:30Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.
• Mark 6:33But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived 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

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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