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The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:3

And Jesus went up into the mountain; i . e . the high ground which everywhere surrounded the lake. The same expression, εἰς τὸ ὄρος , occurs very frequently in the synoptist Gospels ( Mark 3:13 ; Matthew 5:1 ; Matthew 14:23 ). This last passage is an interesting confirmation of our text. The usage implies on the part of the four evangelists familiar acquaintance with the scenery. And there he sat down £ with his disciples . From this elevation they would see the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 6:1-4

John 6:1-4. After these things The history of between ten and eleven months is to be here supplied from the other evangelists; Jesus went over the sea of Galilee Luke tells us ( Luk 9:10 ) he went with his disciples into a desert belonging to Bethsaida: of the reason of which, see notes on Matthew 14:13-14; Mark 6:30-32. And a great multitude followed him Eagerly desiring to hear so divine a teacher; because they saw his miracles, wrought on them that were diseased And were struck... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 6:1-14

65. Feeding the five thousand (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)When the apostles returned from their first tour around the country areas, they met Jesus in Galilee and tried to have a quiet time alone with him (Mark 6:30-32; John 6:1). Jesus also was in need of a rest, but he was filled with pity when he saw the crowds of people flocking to him in their need. They appeared to him as a flock of spiritually starved sheep that had no food because there was no shepherd to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 6:3

into . Greek. eis. App-104 . a mountain = the mountain, i.e. the one overlooking the lake. sat = was sitting [when He saw the crowds approach ing]. with = amid. Greek. meta. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 6:3

And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.The great crowds did not honor Jesus' wish to retire for a rest and recuperation with his disciples, but simply ran around the north end of the lake and gathered around him at Bethsaida Julius.Bethsaida Julius and Bethsaida of Galilee, although in two provinces, were separated by a narrow stream and were practically one town, situated on both sides of the Jordan as it enters the sea of Galilee on the north .... On the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 6:3

3. a mountain—somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:1-9

G. Jesus’ later Galilean ministry 6:1-7:9This section of the text records the high point of Jesus’ popularity. His following continued to build, and antagonism continued to increase. This is the only section in John that narrates Jesus’ later Galilean ministry, which occupies so much of the Synoptic Gospels. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:1-15

1. The fourth sign: feeding the 5,000 6:1-15 (cf. Matthew 14:13-23; Mark 6:30-46; Luke 9:10-17)The importance of this sign is clear in that all four Gospels contain an account of it. Apparently John was familiar with the other evangelists’ versions of this miracle as well as being an eyewitness of the event. His story compliments the others (cf. John 6:5; John 6:15). This miracle demonstrated Jesus’ authority over quantity. [Note: Tenney, John: The Gospel . . ., p. 312.] It constitutes further... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:2-3

Multitudes followed Jesus because they wanted to profit from His miraculous powers as well as hear Him teach (cf. John 2:23-25)."Like the vast majority of men and women, they [these Galileans] supposed that their needs as human beings were limited to their physical requirements. They were, in consequence, very ready to accept Jesus as a political Christ, who would be a purveyor of cheap food and establish an economic Utopia, for that would render the task of satisfying these physical needs less... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 6:3

6:3 mountain, (c-7) The mountain country. see Note, Matthew 5:1 . read more

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