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New Century Version

John 6:2

Many people followed him because they saw the miracles he did to heal the sick.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John, gospel of;   Miracles;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Miracle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel According to;   Tiberias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel of;   Miracles, Signs, Wonders;   Sign;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   John, Theology of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Claims (of Christ);   Fish, Fisher, Fishing;   Man (2);   Manna;   Miracles;   Sacrifice (2);   Seeing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethsaida ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A huge crowd was following him because they saw the signs that he was performing by healing the sick.
King James Version (1611)
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which hee did on them that were diseased.
King James Version
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
English Standard Version
And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.
New American Standard Bible
A large crowd was following Him, because they were watching the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.
Amplified Bible
A large crowd was following Him because they had seen the signs (attesting miracles) which He continually performed on those who were sick.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who were sick.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now a large crowd was following Him, because they were seeing the signs which He was doing on those who were sick.
Berean Standard Bible
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He had performed on the sick.
Contemporary English Version
A large crowd had seen him work miracles to heal the sick, and those people went with him.
Complete Jewish Bible
and a large crowd followed him, because they had seen the miracles he had performed on the sick.
Darby Translation
and a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the sick.
Easy-to-Read Version
A great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he did in healing the sick.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And a great multitude followed him, because they sawe his miracles, which hee did on them that were diseased.
George Lamsa Translation
And a great many people followed him, because they saw the miracles which he performed on sick people.
Good News Translation
A large crowd followed him, because they had seen his miracles of healing the sick.
Lexham English Bible
And a large crowd was following him because they were observing the signs that he was doing on those who were sick.
Literal Translation
And a great crowd followed Him, for they saw His miraculous signs which He did on the sick ones.
American Standard Version
And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.
Bible in Basic English
And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill.
Hebrew Names Version
A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.
International Standard Version
A large crowd kept following him because they had seen the signs that he was performing on the sick.
Etheridge Translation
and great multitudes went after him, because they had seen the signs which he wrought on the diseased.
Murdock Translation
And great multitudes went after him; because they had seen the signs which he wrought upon the sick.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And a great multitude folowed hym, because they sawe his miracles whiche he dyd on them that were diseased.
English Revised Version
And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.
World English Bible
A great multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were sick.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And a great multitude followed him, because they had seen the miracles which he did on the diseased.
Weymouth's New Testament
A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And a greet multitude suede hym; for thei sayn the tokenes, that he dide on hem that weren sijke.
Update Bible Version
And a great multitude followed him, because they were watching the signs which he did on those that were sick.
Webster's Bible Translation
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he performed on them that were diseased.
New English Translation
A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.
New King James Version
Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.
New Living Translation
A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick.
New Life Bible
Many people followed Him. They saw the powerful works He did on those who were sick.
New Revised Standard
A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and there was following him a great multitude, because they had been viewing the signs which he did upon such as were sick.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Revised Standard Version
And a multitude followed him, because they saw the signs which he did on those who were diseased.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And a greate multitude folowed him because they had sene his myracles which he dyd on them that were diseased.
Young's Literal Translation
and there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And moch people folowed him, because they sawe the tokens that he dyd vpon the which were diseased.
Mace New Testament (1729)
where a great multitude followed him, invited by the miraculous cures which they saw him perform.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Huge crowds followed him because they had seen many of the miracles he'd done on the sick and dying.

Contextual Overview

1 After this, Jesus went across Lake Galilee (or, Lake Tiberias). 2 Many people followed him because they saw the miracles he did to heal the sick. 3 Jesus went up on a hill and sat down there with his followers. 4 It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy enough bread for all these people to eat?" 6 (Jesus asked Philip this question to test him, because Jesus already knew what he planned to do.) 7 Philip answered, "Someone would have to work almost a year to buy enough bread for each person to have only a little piece." 8 Another one of his followers, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said, 9 "Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish, but that is not enough for so many people." 10 Jesus said, "Tell the people to sit down." There was plenty of grass there, and about five thousand men sat down there.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 4:24, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 8:1, Matthew 12:15, Matthew 13:2, Matthew 14:14, Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31, Mark 6:33

Reciprocal: Matthew 5:1 - he went Luke 5:15 - great John 7:31 - When

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 4:26
Seth also had a son, and they named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord .
Genesis 6:1
The number of people on earth began to grow, and daughters were born to them.
Genesis 6:2
When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.
Genesis 6:3
The Lord said, "My Spirit will not remain in human beings forever, because they are flesh. They will live only 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days and also later. That was when the sons of God had sexual relations with the daughters of human beings. These women gave birth to children, who became famous and were the mighty warriors of long ago.
Genesis 6:6
He was sorry he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain.
Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will destroy all human beings that I made on the earth. And I will destroy every animal and everything that crawls on the earth and the birds of the air, because I am sorry I have made them."
Genesis 6:8
But Noah pleased the Lord .
Genesis 6:12
When God saw that everyone on the earth did only evil,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And a great multitude followed him,.... From several cities and towns in Galilee, where he had been preaching and working miracles:

because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased; so that it was not for the sake of his doctrine, or for the good of their souls, they followed him; but either to gratify their curiosity in seeing his miracles, or to be healed in their bodies, as others had been.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 6:2. They saw his miracles which he did — John does not mention these miracles; but Matthew details them, Matthew 12:2-13. John seems more intent on supplying the deficiencies of the other evangelists than in writing a connected history himself.


 
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