John 6:2
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And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

Matthew 4:24,25 And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them: . . .

Matthew 8:1 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him:

Matthew 12:15 But Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all.

Matthew 13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.

Matthew 14:14 And he coming forth saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

Matthew 15:30,31 And there came to him great multitudes, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others: and they cast them down at his feet, and he healed them: . . .

Mark 6:33 And they saw them going away, and many knew: and they ran flocking thither foot from all the cities, and were there before them.

Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias. 2And a great multitude followed him, because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 3Jesus therefore went up into a mountain: and there he sat with his disciples.…
Cross References
Mark 1:45
But he being gone out, began to publish and to blaze abroad the word: so that he could not openly go into the city. but was without in desert places. And they flocked to him from all sides.

John 2:11
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.

John 2:23
Now when he was at Jerusalem, at the pasch, upon the festival day, many believed in his name, seeing his signs which he did.

John 3:2
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.

John 6:14
Now those men, when they had seen what a miracle Jesus had done, said: This is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world.

John 6:22
The next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other ship there but one: and that Jesus had not entered into the ship with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone.

John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said: Amen, amen, I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves and were filled.

John 6:30
They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew that we may see and may believe thee? What dost thou work?

John 11:47
The chief priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council and said: What do we, for this man doth many miracles?

John 12:18
For which reason also the people came to meet him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

John 12:37
And whereas he had done so many miracles before them, they believed not in him:

John 20:30
Many other signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples, which are not written in this book.

Lexicon
A large
πολύς (polys)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

crowd
ὄχλος (ochlos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

followed
ἠκολούθει (ēkolouthei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 190: To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.

Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

they saw
ἐθεώρουν (etheōroun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

signs
σημεῖα (sēmeia)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4592: Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally.

He had performed
ἐποίει (epoiei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sick.
ἀσθενούντων (asthenountōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 770: To be weak (physically: then morally), To be sick. From asthenes; to be feeble.


Additional Translations
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He had performed on the sick.

and a great crowd was following Him because they were seeing the signs which He was doing upon those being sick.

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

And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.

and a great crowd followed him, because they saw the signs which he wrought upon the sick.

And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.

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

A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.

A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.

and there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing;
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