John 6:1

John 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias),
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.

Context of John 6:1

Some time after that, Jesus went across Lake Galilee, which is also called Lake Tiberias. 2A large crowd of people followed him, because of the miracles that he had done. They had seen him make sick people well. 3Jesus went up a hill and he sat down there with his disciples.

John 6:1 word by word

Μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Γαλιλαίας τῆς Τιβεριάδος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• overπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · (Sea of) GalileeG1056
• of TiberiasΤιβεριάςTiberias · (Sea of) TiberiasG5085

Cross-references for John 6:1

• Matthew 14:13Jesus heard about what had happened to John. After that, he went away from that place. He sailed in a boat to a quiet place where he could be alone. But the crowd heard where Jesus had gone. So they left their towns and they went on land to the place where he was going.
• Mark 6:31Many people were coming to Jesus and then going away. Jesus and his disciples were too busy even to eat. So Jesus said to them, ‘Come with me to a place where there are no other people. We should be alone together. Then we can rest for a short time.’
• Luke 9:10The 12 apostles that Jesus had sent out returned. They told him what they had done. Then he took them away from the crowd, so that he could be alone with them. They went to a town called Bethsaida.
• Numbers 34:11Then the border will go from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. It will go along the east shore of Lake Galilee.
• Joshua 12:3King Sihon's land also went along the east side of the Jordan Valley from the sea of Galilee to the Salt Sea. His land went south to Beth Jeshimoth and as far as Pisgah mountain.
• Matthew 4:18One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two men who were brothers. One man was called Simon, and he was also called Peter. His brother's name was Andrew. Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish.
• Matthew 15:29Jesus travelled on from that place and he walked along the shore of Lake Galilee. He climbed up a hill and he sat down there.
• Luke 5:1One day, Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret. A crowd was pushing to get near to him. They were listening to him. He was speaking God's message to them.
• John 6:23Other boats from Tiberias then arrived near to the place where all the people were. They had eaten the bread there after the Lord Jesus had thanked God for it.
• John 21:1After that, Jesus showed himself to the disciples again when they were by Lake Tiberias. This is how it happened.

Commentaries on John 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1After these things - This is a sort of indefinite expression, from which me can gather nothing relative to the time in which these things happened. It refers no doubt to transactions in the preceding year. Jesus went over the sea of Galilee - Or, as some translate the words, by the side of the sea of Galilee. From Luke, Luke 9:10, we learn that this was a desert place in the vicinity of Bethsaida. The sea of Galilee, Genesaret, and Tiberias, are the same…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Jesus went over - Went to the east side of the sea. The place to which he went was Bethsaida, Luke 9:10. The account of this miracle of feeding the five thousand is recorded also in Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17. John has added a few circumstances omitted by the other evangelists.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Five thousand miraculously fed. (1-14) Jesus walks on the sea. (15-21) He directs to spiritual food. (22-27) His discourse with the multitude. (28-65) Many of disciples go back. (66-71) Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Jesus feeding the 5,000 recalls the Old Testament story of manna (bread from heaven) when Israel was in the wilderness (Exodus 16). In that story, God provided bread each day for his people. In the time of Jesus, some Jewish teachers believed that the Messiah would again give bread from heaven (Exodus 16:4). They expected a new act of divine provision. When Jesus fed the crowd, he met this expectation. However, he was not only giving physical bread. He…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-13(See on Mr 6:31-44). 3. a mountain--somewhere in that hilly range which skirts the east side of the lake.Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:1

• Jesus, the Christ
• Tiberias

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Jesus
• Sea of Galilee
• Sea of Tiberias
• Galilee, Galilean
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Sea of Galilee, Sea of Kinnereth, lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Tiberias
• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Accursed
• Capernaum

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