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John 6:4

2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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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  • John 2:13

    And the Jews’ passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

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  • John 11:55

    And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

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  • Exodus 12:6–14

    And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

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  • John 5:1

    After this 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 keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

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  • Leviticus 23:5

    In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.

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  • John 13:1

    Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

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  • Leviticus 23:7

    In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

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