Passage

John 6.4

Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

2. And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick. 3. And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

4. Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude cometh unto him, saith unto Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat? 6. And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. (John 6:2-6, ASV)

WEB

2. A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick. 3. Jesus went up into the mountain, and he sat there with his disciples.

4. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand.

Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread, that these may eat?” 6. This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do. (John 6:2-6, WEB)

KJV

2. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

4. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 6. And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. (John 6:2-6, KJV)

YLT

2. and there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing; 3. and Jesus went up to the mount, and he was there sitting with his disciples,

4. and the passover was nigh, the feast of the Jews.

Jesus then having lifted up [his] eyes and having seen that a great multitude doth come to him, saith unto Philip, 'Whence shall we buy loaves, that these may eat?' 6. and this he said, trying him, for he himself had known what he was about to do. (John 6:2-6, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Arguments and defeaters:

Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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