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John 6:4
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near.
Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near.
King James Version (1611)
And the Passeouer, a feast of the Iewes, was nigh.
And the Passeouer, a feast of the Iewes, was nigh.
King James Version
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
English Standard Version
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
New American Standard Bible
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
New Century Version
It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast.
It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Berean Standard Bible
Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
Complete Jewish Bible
Now the Judean festival of Pesach was coming up;
Now the Judean festival of Pesach was coming up;
Darby Translation
but the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
but the passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.
Easy-to-Read Version
It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover festival.
It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover festival.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now the Passeouer, a feast of the Iewes, was neere.
Now the Passeouer, a feast of the Iewes, was neere.
George Lamsa Translation
And the feast of the passover of the Jews was at hand.
And the feast of the passover of the Jews was at hand.
Good News Translation
The time for the Passover Festival was near.
The time for the Passover Festival was near.
Lexham English Bible
(Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.)
(Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.)
Literal Translation
And the Passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
And the Passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
American Standard Version
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Bible in Basic English
Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
Hebrew Names Version
Now the Pesach, the feast of the Yehudim, was at hand.
Now the Pesach, the feast of the Yehudim, was at hand.
International Standard Version
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.Leviticus 23:5,7; Deuteronomy 16:1; John 2:13; 5:1;">[xr]
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.Leviticus 23:5,7; Deuteronomy 16:1; John 2:13; 5:1;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Now the feast of the petscha of the Jihudoyee drew nigh.
Now the feast of the petscha of the Jihudoyee drew nigh.
Murdock Translation
And the feast of the Jewish passover was near.
And the feast of the Jewish passover was near.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Passouer, a feast of ye Iewes, was nye.
And the Passouer, a feast of ye Iewes, was nye.
English Revised Version
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
World English Bible
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
Weymouth's New Testament
The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.
The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the paske was ful niy, a feeste dai of the Jewis.
And the paske was ful niy, a feeste dai of the Jewis.
Update Bible Version
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
New English Translation
(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.)
(Now the Jewish feast of the Passover was near.)
New King James Version
Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
New Living Translation
(It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)
(It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)
New Life Bible
The special religious supper to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon.
The special religious supper to remember how the Jews left Egypt was soon.
New Revised Standard
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.
Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now the passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
Now the passover was near, the feast of the Jews.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at hand.
Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at hand.
Revised Standard Version
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ester a feast of ye Iewes was nye.
And ester a feast of ye Iewes was nye.
Young's Literal Translation
and the passover was nigh, the feast of the Jews.
and the passover was nigh, the feast of the Jews.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Easter ye feast of the Iewes was nye.
And Easter ye feast of the Iewes was nye.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for it was just before the passover, which is a feast of the Jews.
for it was just before the passover, which is a feast of the Jews.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The Jewish Passover festival was getting close.
The Jewish Passover festival was getting close.
Contextual Overview
1After this, Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Sea of Tiberias). 2A large crowd was following Him because they had seen the signs (attesting miracles) which He continually performed on those who were sick. 3And Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down there with His disciples. 4Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching. 5Jesus looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming toward Him, and He said to Philip, "Where will we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6But He said this to test Philip, because He knew what He was about to do. 7Philip answered, "Two hundred denarii (200 days' wages) worth of bread is not enough for each one to receive even a little." 8One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to Him, 9"There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?" 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down [to eat]." Now [the ground] there was [covered with] an abundance of grass, so the men sat down, about 5,000 in number.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 2:13, John 5:1, John 11:55, John 12:1, John 13:1, Exodus 12:6-14, Leviticus 23:5, Leviticus 23:7, Deuteronomy 16:1
Reciprocal: Mark 6:37 - give Luke 2:41 - the
Cross-References
Genesis 6:15
"This is the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits (450' x 75' x 45').
"This is the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits (450' x 75' x 45').
Genesis 6:20
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
Genesis 6:21
"Also take with you every kind of food that is edible, and you shall collect and store it; and it shall be food for you and for them."
"Also take with you every kind of food that is edible, and you shall collect and store it; and it shall be food for you and for them."
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did this; according to all that God commanded him, that is what he did.
So Noah did this; according to all that God commanded him, that is what he did.
Genesis 11:4
They said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the LORD instructed]."
They said, "Come, let us build a city for ourselves, and a tower whose top will reach into the heavens, and let us make a [famous] name for ourselves, so that we will not be scattered [into separate groups] and be dispersed over the surface of the entire earth [as the LORD instructed]."
Numbers 13:33
"There we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."
"There we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."
Numbers 16:2
and they rose up [in rebellion] before Moses, together with some of the Israelites, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation chosen in the assembly, men of distinction.
and they rose up [in rebellion] before Moses, together with some of the Israelites, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation chosen in the assembly, men of distinction.
Deuteronomy 3:11
(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the [giants known as the] Rephaim. Behold, his bed frame was a bed frame of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It was nine cubits (12 ft.) long and four cubits (6 ft.) wide, using the cubit of a man [the forearm to the end of the middle finger].)
(For only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the [giants known as the] Rephaim. Behold, his bed frame was a bed frame of iron; is it not in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It was nine cubits (12 ft.) long and four cubits (6 ft.) wide, using the cubit of a man [the forearm to the end of the middle finger].)
1 Samuel 17:4
Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. This was the third passover, since our Lord's baptism, and entrance on his public ministry; see John 2:13. Whether Christ went up to this feast is not certain; some think he did not; but from what is said in John 7:1, it looks as if he did: how nigh it was to the feast, cannot well be said. Thirty days before the feast, they began to talk about it; and especially in the last fifteen days, they made preparations for it, as being at hand b; and if there was now so long time to it, there was time enough for Jesus to go to it.
b T. Bab. Pesach. fol. 6. 1. Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Shekalim, c. 3. sect. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The passover - See the notes at Matthew 26:2, Matthew 26:17.
A feast of the Jews - This is one of the circumstances of explanation thrown in by John which show that he wrote for those who were unacquainted with Jewish customs.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 6:4. And the passover - was nigh. — This happened about ten or twelve days before the third passover which Christ celebrated after his baptism. Calmet. For a particular account of our Lord's four passovers John 2:13.
For thirty days before the Passover there were great preparations made by the Jews, but especially in the last nineteen days, in order to celebrate the feast with due solemnity. Lightfoot supposes that what is here related happened within the last fifteen days. See Calmet's opinion above.
