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The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-6

The feeding of the five thousand. I. A THOUGHTLESS CROWD . Five thousand men have allowed themselves to be gathered together in a desert place, not very far indeed from places of habitation and nourishment, and yet far enough to cause faintness and famishing before they can reach them. They seem to have drifted into this position without any thought beforehand. The only sufficiently wise person among them was a bit of a lad who had five loaves and two small fishes with him. Yet these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-15

(1) The supply of human wants illustrated by a well known " sign " of power . Chronological difficulties beset our treatment of this miraculous narrative with its varied consequences and results. Many curious and even violent measures have been resorted to with a view to solve them. Some have supposed that John 5:1-47 . and 6. have been inverted in order, and that thus the presence of our Lord in Galilee, mentioned in John 4:1-54 ., would account for the statement of John 6:1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-15

The miracle of the loaves and fishes. The scene of our Lord's ministry changes once more to Galilee, where he remains for the next seven months. Large multitudes followed him on account of his miracles—"because they saw the miracles which he did on them which were diseased." I. THE SCENE OF THE NEW MIRACLE . 1 . It was, as Luke tells us, at a " city called Bethsaida, " that is, Bethsaida Julias, in Gaulonitis, on the northeast of the sea of Galilee. 2 . It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-71

2. Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:2

There was following him a vast crowd, because they were spectators of £ the signs he was working on those that were sick. The imperfect tenses here reveal a period of time that had elapsed; a group and series of healings which had touched the heart of the people. Their "following" had not been by ship, but round the head of the lake, and across the ford of the Jordan, which is still situated about two miles from the point where the river flows into the Sea of Galilee. The multitudes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:4

Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. The ordinary meaning of ἐγγύς need not be departed from (cf. John 2:13 ; John 7:2 ; John 11:55 ). This valuable note of time is confirmed by another hint incidentally dropped. A month later than the Passover it could not be said that "much grass" was in the place. In the late spring such a phrase would most inadequately represent the scene that was indelibly impressed on the fourfold tradition. Whatever the unnamed feast was ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:5

Jesus therefore , seated with his disciples on the rising ground in full view of the lake with its shipping and its fringe of villages, and of the gathering crowds of pilgrims to the Passover, having lifted up his eyes, and having beheld that a great multitude cometh (was coming) unto him, saith . Matthew 14:14 , Mark 6:34 , and Luke 9:11 show that the miracle which they all, with John, prepare to describe was preceded by a day in which the Lord instructed the multitudes, "had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:6

This he said to test him; but it is doubtful whether more is involved than an endeavour to entice from Philip the answer of faith, such e . g . as "Lord, all things are possible to thee." Philip of Bethsaida was, moreover, in all probability, present at the wedding feast at Cans, and might have anticipated some such sign of the resources of his Lord. The other hints of Philip's character are severally consistent with this. Philip had said in the first instance to Nathanael, "Come and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 6:1

Jesus went over - Went to the east side of the sea. The place to which he went was Bethsaida, Luke 9:10. The account of this miracle of feeding the five thousand is recorded also in Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17. John has added a few circumstances omitted by the other evangelists. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:1-71

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:2

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:4

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:5

The Pulpit Commentary - John 6:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 6:1

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