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John 6

John 6:3

The Feeding of the Five Thousand · John 6:1–15
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Translations

Modern
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
Traditional
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
Literal
And Jesus went up on the mountain and was sitting there with His disciples.
Latin
Subiit ergo in montem Jesus et ibi sedebat cum discipulis suis.

Original

Greek
English
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.

Notes

John 6:1–15

Jesus feeding the 5,000 recalls the Old Testament story of manna (bread from heaven) when Israel was in the wilderness (Exodus 16). In that story, God provided bread each day for his people.

In the time of Jesus, some Jewish teachers believed that the Messiah would again give bread from heaven (Exodus 16:4). They expected a new act of divine provision.

When Jesus fed the crowd, he met this expectation. However, he was not only giving physical bread. He was pointing to himself as the true bread from heaven, who gives life to the world.

John 6:1–71

Each story in this chapter uses the setting of the Feast of the Passover (6:4) to communicate a deeper meaning.

Events

Parallels

Matthew 14:13–21 Mark 6:30–44 Luke 9:10–17

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bread Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, Teachings of John, Gospel of Lord’s Supper, the Miracle Sea of Galilee Spirit of Jesus Christ

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: The Twelve Apostles Return