Discovery BoxJohn 6:10 
Context6:10 Jesus said, “Have 1 the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) 2 So the men 3 sat down, about five thousand in number.
John 7:12
Context7:12 There was 4 a lot of grumbling 5 about him among the crowds. 6 Some were saying, “He is a good man,” but others, “He deceives the common people.” 7
1 tn Grk “Make.”
2 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author (suggesting an eyewitness recollection).
3 tn Here “men” has been used in the translation because the following number, 5,000, probably included only adult males (see the parallel in Matt 14:21).
4 tn Grk “And there was.”
5 tn Or “complaining.”
6 tn Or “among the common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities mentioned in the previous verse).
7 tn Or “the crowd.”
