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John 6:4
It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast.
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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.
Amplified Bible
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching.
Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was approaching.
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
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
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 how big I want you to build the boat: four hundred fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
This is how big I want you to build the boat: four hundred fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high.
Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and crawling thing will come to you to be kept alive.
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and crawling thing will come to you to be kept alive.
Genesis 6:21
Also gather some of every kind of food and store it on the boat as food for you and the animals."
Also gather some of every kind of food and store it on the boat as food for you and the animals."
Genesis 6:22
Noah did everything that God commanded him.
Noah did everything that God commanded him.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said to each other, "Let's build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth."
Then they said to each other, "Let's build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth."
Numbers 13:33
We saw the Nephilim people there. (The Anakites come from the Nephilim people.) We felt like grasshoppers, and we looked like grasshoppers to them."
We saw the Nephilim people there. (The Anakites come from the Nephilim people.) We felt like grasshoppers, and we looked like grasshoppers to them."
Numbers 16:2
These men gathered two hundred fifty other Israelite men, well-known leaders chosen by the community, and challenged Moses.
These men gathered two hundred fifty other Israelite men, well-known leaders chosen by the community, and challenged Moses.
Deuteronomy 3:11
(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the few Rephaites. His bed was made of iron, and it was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide! It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the few Rephaites. His bed was made of iron, and it was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide! It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
1 Samuel 17:4
The Philistines had a champion fighter from Gath named Goliath. He was about nine feet, four inches tall. He came out of the Philistine camp
The Philistines had a champion fighter from Gath named Goliath. He was about nine feet, four inches tall. He came out of the Philistine camp
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.
