Matthew Poole and continuators on John 5:1

AFter this there was a feast of the Jews : and Jesus went up to Hierusalem .

Tho there be some that think the Feast mentioned here was that of Pentecost, and others, that it was the Feast of Tabernacles, yet the most and best Interpreters judge it was the Feast of the Passeover that is here mentioned. And that this was the second Passeover which happened after our Saviour had entred upon his Publick Ministry. We read of the first, Ch. 2.13. and from that Verse of that Chapter, to this Chapter, the Evangelist (as they think) hath been relating so much of our Saviours Actions, until the Second Passeover, as it was the Will of God we should have upon Publick Authentick Record, and had not been Recorded by the other Evangelists, who give a further account of his Actions done this Year, Mat. Ch. 4. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Mark Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Luke Ch. 4. Ch. 5. In the time of our Saviours Publick Ministry (which was three Years and a half) there were four Passeovers. The other Evangelists take notice but of one of them, and that the last. Iohn is thought to have mentioned all the four; the first, Ch. 2.13. the second in this place, the third, Ch. 6.4. the fourth, Ch. 13.1. Another Reason they give why the Feast of the Passeover should be here intended, is, because from about that time to the Harvest were four Months, according to what our Saviour had said, Ch. 4.35.

Jesus went up to the Passeover, to Hierusalem, to shew his Obedience to his Fathers Law, Deut. 16.16.

Marginal references: Lev. 23.2. Deut. 16.1.