Bible in Basic English
"Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near."
— John 6:4, Bible in Basic English
“And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.”
“Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. ”
“Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.”
“(Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.)”
“Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at hand.”
“And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.”
After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee--that is, the sea of Tiberias.
And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill.
Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.
Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.
Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?
This he said, testing him: for he had no doubt what he himself would do.
Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.