GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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1 Jesus later crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or the Sea of Tiberias).
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Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias),
2 A large crowd followed him because they saw the miracles that he performed for the sick.
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and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.
3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat with his disciples.
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Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples.
4 The time for the Jewish Passover festival was near.
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The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 As Jesus saw a large crowd coming to him, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"
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When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?”
6 Jesus asked this question to test him. He already knew what he was going to do.
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He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
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