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G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 6:1-71

The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted to take Him by force, and make Him King. This He would not permit. Sending His disciples across the sea He retired to the mountain. Then followed the wonder -recorded also by Matthew and Mark--of His stilling of the storm. Thus it will be seen that He returned to where the conflict had occurred, and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:1-15

The Feeding of the Five Thousand (John 6:1-15 ). Up to the end of chapter 4 information given in John’s Gospel apparently precedes the Galilean ministry of Jesus. However, from that point on the connections are more vague. Chapter 5 begins with ‘some time later’ and chapter 6 with ‘some time after this’. It is clear, therefore, that John is presenting his material in a loosely connected form and skirting around much of the information given in the tradition. Whether John 5:0, which took place... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:12-13

‘And when they were filled he says to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which remain over, that nothing be lost.” So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves which remained over to them that had eaten.’ The people, well over five thousand, ate their fill and then twelve baskets full of remains were gathered up at Jesus’ command. Presumably each of the twelve had a basket. John specifically states that what remained was the remains... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:1-14

VI. The Crisis to Galilee. John 6:1-2 Chronicles : . The Feeding of the Five Thousand. John 6:1 is the natural sequel to work in Galilee, not in Judæ a. Similarly John 7:1 would naturally follow work in the south, not in the north. The author has probably modified the order in which the material out of which his gospel has grown took shape. We should therefore connect John 6 with John 4, and John 5 with John 7. [83] The account of the miracle cannot in all details be reconciled with the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 6:8-13

The story is the same, in all substantial parts, with the relations of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in the before mentioned places. See the annotations on those chapters. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 6:1-15

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESThe miracle of the feeding of the five thousand is recorded by all the Evangelists (see Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17). It is an entirely different miracle from that of feeding the four thousand (Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 8:1-9).John 6:1. After these things does not express immediate sequence (see John 5:1). Jesus went, went away (ἀπῆλθεν), or withdrew, went out, over (πέρας). The Sea of Galilee, of Tiberias.—Only once again is this lake called the Sea... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 6:1-71

Now we have an indeterminate rate of time. Jesus was in Jerusalem when He was saying these things, they were as a result of this blind man...or the lame man, rather, who was healed there at the pool of Bethesda. And the controversy that was stirred over that. And so John spends a whole chapter in that little picture, but it gives us marvelous insight into Jesus, showing how that He equates His work with the Father and He is working in harmony with the Father. He is actually here doing the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 6:1-71

John 6:2 . A great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles. But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick. Christ rises in the eye of faith as it discovers the glory of his person. John 6:7 . Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient. William Budæus was a native of Paris, and of very rare erudition. He has left many books in Greek and Latin, much cited by the learned. He measured the ark of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 6:1-21

John 6:1-21After these things Jesus went over the sea of GalileeThe reason for this journeyI.AS REGARDS HIMSELF. 1. To avoid the fury of Herod who had just slain the Baptist. 2. That the anger of the scribes and Pharisees (Mark 6:3) might abate. In this He teaches us to avoid all that might needlessly irritate sinners and thus confirm them in their sin. God withdraws at times from men only that He may take from them the occasion of sin. Going not in wrath, but in love. II. AS REGARDS THE... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 6:12-13

John 6:12-13Gather up the fragmentsSermon for the New YearThe natural thought would be--let the fragments lie; a divine munificence can again be equal to a similar emergency; henceforth we will be in sublime disdain of fragments--a niggardly economy.But Christ prevents any such bad generalization from the abundance of His great gifts, by the command, “gather up the fragments.” I. Here then emerges the great law that GOD IS ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE PARTICULAR ABOUT FRAGMENTS. This law God Himself... read more

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