John Gill's Exposition on John 6:4

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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 <430213>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 (<430701>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 f264; and if there was now so long time to it, there was time enough for Jesus to go to it.

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