John 6:4 meaning and explanation
Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.
John 6:4, Berean Standard Bible
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John is setting the scene for the feeding of the five thousand. Passover was one of the three pilgrimage feasts, so the mention of its nearness tells us the time of year and draws the reader into the chapter's central imagery of bread, deliverance and the Exodus.
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