John 6:3

6:3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside ¹  and sat down there with his disciples.

John 6:6

6:6 (Now Jesus ²  said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) ³ 

[6:3]  ¹ sn Up on the mountainside does not necessarily refer to a particular mountain or hillside, but may simply mean “the hill country” or “the high ground,” referring to the high country east of the Sea of Galilee (known today as the Golan Heights).

[6:6]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:6]  ³ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.