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John 6:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. "
John 6:4
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And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
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?
And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.
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John 6:1
"After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias."
John 6:2
"And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased."
John 6:3
"And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples."
John 6:5
"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?"
John 6:6
"And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do."
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