Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 After this, Jesus went across Lake Galilee (or, Lake Tiberias, as it is also called).
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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 had seen his miracles of healing 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 hill and sat down 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 Passover Festival was near.
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The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 Jesus looked around and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, so he asked Philip, "Where can we buy enough food to feed all these people?
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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 (He said this to test Philip; actually he already knew what he would do.)
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He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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