After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
1. Afterwards, Jesus went. Although John was accustomed to collect those actions and sayings of Christ, which the other three Evangelists had omitted, yet in this passage, contrary to his custom, he repeats the history of a miracle which they had related.
We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this respect remarkable, that it is the only passage of the actions of Christ's life that is recorded by all the four evangelists.
Commenting on John 6:1-14
Verse 1. Jesus went over. Went to the east side of the sea. The place to which he went was Bethsaida, . The account of this miracle of feeding the five thousand is recorded also in ; . John has added a few circumstances omitted by the other evangelists. (a) "after these things"