John 6:2

A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — After crossing to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (John 6:1) and before ascending the mountain to sit with His disciples (John 6:3), Jesus is followed by a large crowd.

The words — The Greek ἠκολοῦθει (ēkolouthei) indicates continuous following, prompted by ὅτι (hoti) because the crowd ἐθεώρουν (etheōroun) directly observed the signs performed on the sick.

The thread — Crowds gathering in direct response to Jesus’ location or visible works recur in Matthew 4:24, Matthew 12:15, and Matthew 15:30.

Why it lands — The passage records that witnessed healing signs directly motivated the crowd’s physical movement toward Jesus, establishing a straightforward cause-and-effect relationship between observed miracles and human response.

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The Greek words

καὶkaiand ἠκολούθειēkoloutheiWas following δὲdenow αὐτῷautōafter Him ὄχλοςochlosa crowd πολύς,polusgreat,ὅτιhotibecause ἐθεώρουνetheōrounthey were experiencing αὐτοῦautouof him τὰtathe σημεῖαsēmeiasigns ἃhawhich ἐποίειepoieiHe was doing ἐπὶepiupon τῶνtōnthose ἀσθενούντων.asthenountōnbeing sick.

King James Version

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

Cross-references

Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Matthew 12:15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
Matthew 15:30 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 14:14 When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Mark 6:33 But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.
John 2:11 Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
Matthew 8:1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
Matthew 13:2 Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.