John 6:3

3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples.

John 6:3 in Other Translations

3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

3 Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples.

3 Then Jesus climbed a hill and sat down with his disciples around him.

3 When he got to the other side, he climbed a hill and sat down, surrounded by his disciples.

3 And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

3 Jesus went up a mountain and sat with his disciples.

3 So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples.

3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside. There he sat down with his disciples.

John 6:3 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:3

And Jesus went up into a mountain
In a desert place near Bethsaida, ( Luke 9:10 ) ;

and there he sat with his disciples;
partly for security from the cruelty of Herod, having just heard of the beheading of John; and partly for privacy, that he might have some conversation alone with his disciples, upon their return from off their journey; as also for the sake of rest and refreshment; and according to the custom of the Jewish doctors, which now prevailed, (See Gill on Matthew 5:1), he sat with his disciples, in order to teach and instruct them.

John 6:3 In-Context

1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias),

2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.

3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples.

4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

5 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?”

Cross References

• 1. ver 15