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John 6:19
19Having rowed then about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the ship; and they were frightened.
John 6:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
- New International Version (NIV)When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid.
Context of John 6:19
17and having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them, 18and the sea was agitated by a strong wind blowing. Having rowed then about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the ship; and they were frightened. 20But he says to them, It is I: be not afraid. 21They were willing therefore to receive him into the ship; and immediately the ship was at the land to which they went.
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ἐληλακότες οὖν ὡς σταδίους εἴκοσι πέντε ἢ τριάκοντα, θεωροῦσιν τὸν Ἰησοῦν περιπατοῦντα ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ ἐγγὺς τοῦ πλοίου γινόμενον, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 6:19
- Ezekiel 27:26Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
- Jonah 1:13But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
- Mark 6:47And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land.
- John 11:18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,
- Luke 24:13And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;
- Revelation 14:20and the wine-press was trodden without the city, and blood went out of the wine-press to the bits of the horses for a thousand six hundred stadia.
- Revelation 21:16And the city lies four-square, and its length [is] as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed — twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal.
- John 14:18I will not leave you orphans, I am coming to you.
- Job 9:8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;
- Psalms 29:10Jehovah sitteth upon the flood; yea, Jehovah sitteth as king for ever.
- Psalms 93:4Jehovah on high is mightier than the voices of many waters, than the mighty breakers of the sea.
- Matthew 14:25But in the fourth watch of the night he went off to them, walking on the sea.
- Mark 6:49But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.
- Luke 24:36And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace [be] unto you.
Commentaries on John 6:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Had rowed - Their vessel was a small one only, something of the boat kind: as to sails, if they had any, they could not now venture to carry them, because of the storm. Five and twenty or thirty furlongs - Between three and four miles. The sea of Tiberias, on which they now were, was, according to Josephus, War, book iii. chap. 25, forty furlongs, or five miles in breadth; and one hundred and forty furlongs, or eighteen miles, in length. Pliny, lib. v…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-21Verses 16-21 See this miracle of walking on the sea explained in the notes at Matthew 14:22-33. Compare Mark 6:45-52. John 6:21 Immediately - Quickly. Before a long time. How far they were from the land we know not, but there is no evidence that there was a miracle in the case. The word translated “immediately” does not of necessity imply that there was no interval of time, but that there was not a long interval. Thus, in Matthew 13:5, in the parable of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was praying for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils and afflictions of this present time, where there is an interest in Christ. Clouds and darkness often surround the children of the light and of the day. They see Jesus walking on the sea. Even the approaches of comfort and deliverance often are so mistaken, as to become the occasions of fear. Nothing is more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The disciples were afraid of the storm. Then they saw Jesus walking on the water toward them. At that moment, their fear of the storm was replaced by fear and awe of him. Jesus came to help them. By walking on the water, he showed his authority over nature. This act recalled Moses, who led Israel safely through the water (Exodus 14; see Psalm 77:19–20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. sea arose, &c.--and they were "now in the midst of it" (Mt 14:24). Mark adds the graphic and touching particular, "He saw them toiling in rowing" (Mr 6:48), putting forth all their strength to buffet the waves and bear on against a head wind, but to little effect. He saw this from His mountain-top, and through the darkness of the night, for His heart was all with them; yet would He not go to their relief till His own time came.Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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