Giovanni 6:4

4 Or la Pasqua, la festa dei Giudei, era vicina.

Giovanni 6:4 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:4

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
] This was the third passover, since our Lord's baptism, and entrance on his public ministry; see ( John 2:13 ) ( 5:1 ) . Whether Christ went up to this feast is not certain; some think he did not; but from what is said in ( John 7:1 ) , it looks as if he did: how nigh it was to the feast, cannot well be said. Thirty days before the feast, they began to talk about it; and especially in the last fifteen days, they made preparations for it, as being at hand ^F2; and if there was now so long time to it, there was time enough for Jesus to go to it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 T. Bab. Pesach. fol. 6. 1. Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Shekalim, c. 3. sect. 1.

Giovanni 6:4 In-Context

2 E una gran moltitudine lo seguiva, perché vedeva i miracoli ch’egli faceva sugl’infermi.

3 Ma Gesù salì sul monte e quivi si pose a sedere co’ suoi discepoli.

4 Or la Pasqua, la festa dei Giudei, era vicina.

5 Gesù dunque, alzati gli occhi e vedendo che una gran folla veniva a lui, disse a Filippo: Dove comprerem noi del pane perché questa gente abbia da mangiare?

6 Diceva così per provarlo; perché sapeva bene quel che stava per fare.