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the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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New Living Translation
John 6:4
(It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.)
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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.
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 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 crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. 3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him. 4 (It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration.) 5 Jesus soon saw a huge crowd of people coming to look for him. Turning to Philip, he asked, "Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?" 6 He was testing Philip, for he already knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip replied, "Even if we worked for months, we wouldn't have enough money to feed them!" 8 Then Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up. 9 "There's a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?" 10 "Tell everyone to sit down," Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)
Bible Verse Review
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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
Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
Genesis 6:20
Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
Genesis 6:21
And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals."
And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals."
Genesis 6:22
So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let's build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world."
Then they said, "Come, let's build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world."
Numbers 13:33
We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that's what they thought, too!"
We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that's what they thought, too!"
Numbers 16:2
They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly.
They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly.
Deuteronomy 3:11
(King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
(King Og of Bashan was the last survivor of the giant Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It can still be seen in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)
1 Samuel 17:4
Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!
Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall!
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.
