2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
2 And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick.
2 A huge crowd followed him, attracted by the miracles they had seen him do among the sick.
2 Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased.
2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 6:2
Commentary on John 6:1-14
(Read John 6:1-14)
John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. The Pharisees despised them as not knowing the law; but they knew most of Him who is the end of the law. Yet men may acknowledge Christ as that Prophet, and still turn a deaf ear to him.