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John 6:4

2 A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

3 Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”

6 But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

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BSB
Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
KJV
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
WEB
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
ASV
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
DARBY
but the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
BLB
Now the Passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
ÅB
Og påsken, jødenes høytid, var nær.
OTB
Den jødiske påskefesten nærmet seg.
B1930
Og påsken, jødenes høitid, var nær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 2:13

    When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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  • John 11:55

    Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.

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  • Exodus 12:6–14

    You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

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  • John 5:1

    Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:1

    Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.

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  • Leviticus 23:5

    The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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  • John 13:1

    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.

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  • Leviticus 23:7

    On the first day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any regular work.

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