John 6
NASB1995
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

New American Standard Bible 1995

John 6:1-24

1AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 1JesusG2424 wentG565 awayG565 to the otherG4008 sideG4008 of 2the SeaG2281 of GalileeG1056 (or 3TiberiasG5085). 2A largeG4183 crowdG3793 followedG190 Him, becauseG3754 they sawG3708 the 45signsG4592 whichG3739 He was performingG4160 on thoseG3588 who were sickG770. 3ThenG2532 6JesusG2424 wentG424 up on the mountainG3735, and thereG1563 He satG2521 downG2521 with His disciplesG3101. 4NowG1161 7the PassoverG3957, the feastG1859 of the JewsG2453, was nearG1451. 5ThereforeG3767 JesusG2424, liftingG1869 up His eyesG3788 and seeingG2300 that a largeG4183 crowdG3793 was comingG2064 to Him, saidG3004 to 8PhilipG5376, “WhereG4159 are we to buyG59 breadG740, soG3767 that theseG3778 may eatG2068?” 6ThisG3778 He was sayingG3004 to 9testG3985 him, for He HimselfG846 knewG3609 whatG5101 He was intendingG3195 to doG4160. 710PhilipG5376 answeredG611 Him, “11TwoG1250 hundredG1250 12denariiG1220 worth of breadG740 is not sufficientG714 for them, for everyoneG1538 to receiveG2983 a littleG1024.” 8OneG1520 of His 13disciplesG3101, 14AndrewG406, SimonG4613 Peter’sG4074 brotherG80, saidG3004 to Him, 9“There is a ladG3808 hereG5602 whoG3739 hasG2192 fiveG4002 barleyG2916 loavesG740 and twoG1417 15fishG3795, but whatG5101 are theseG3778 for soG5118 manyG5118 peopleG5118?” 10JesusG2424 saidG3004, “HaveG4160 the peopleG444 16sitG377 downG377.” NowG1161 there was 17muchG4183 grassG5528 in the placeG5117. SoG3767 the menG435 18satG377 downG377, in numberG706 aboutG5613 19fiveG4000 thousandG4000. 11JesusG2424 thenG3767 tookG2983 the loavesG740, and 20having givenG2168 thanksG2168, He distributedG1239 to thoseG3588 who were seatedG345; likewiseG3668 alsoG2532 of the 21fishG3795 as muchG3745 as they wantedG2309. 12WhenG5613 they were filledG1705, He saidG3004 to His 22disciplesG3101, “GatherG4863 up the leftoverG4052 fragmentsG2801 soG2443 that nothingG3361G5100 will be lostG622.” 13SoG3767 they gatheredG4863 them up, and filledG1072 twelveG1427 23basketsG2894 with fragmentsG2801 from the fiveG4002 barleyG2916 loavesG740 whichG3739 were leftG4052 overG4052 by thoseG3588 who had eatenG977. 14ThereforeG3767 when the peopleG444 sawG3708 the 24signG4592 whichG3739 He had performedG4160, they saidG3004, “ThisG3778 is trulyG230 the 25ProphetG4396 who is to comeG2064 into the worldG2889.”

15SoG3767 JesusG2424, perceivingG1097 that they were 26intendingG3195 to comeG2064 and takeG726 Him by forceG726 27to makeG4160 Him kingG935, 28withdrewG402 againG3825 to 29the mountainG3735 by HimselfG846 aloneG3441.

16NowG1161 whenG5613 eveningG3798 cameG1096, His 30disciplesG3101 wentG2597 downG2597 to the seaG2281, 17and after gettingG1684 into a boatG4143, they started to crossG4008 the seaG2281 31to CapernaumG2746. It had alreadyG2235 becomeG1096 darkG4653, and JesusG2424 had not yetG3768 comeG2064 to them. 18The seaG2281 began to be stirredG1326 up because a strongG3173 windG417 was blowingG4154. 19ThenG3767, when they had rowedG1643 aboutG5613 32threeG1501G4002 orG2228 four milesG4712, they sawG2334 JesusG2424 walkingG4043 on the seaG2281 and drawingG1096 nearG1451 to the boatG4143; and they were frightenedG5399. 20But He saidG3004 to them, “It is I; 3334do not be afraidG5399.” 21SoG3767 they were willingG2309 to receiveG2983 Him into the boatG4143, and immediatelyG2112 the boatG4143 was at the landG1093 to whichG3739 they were goingG5217.

22The nextG1887 dayG1887 35the crowdG3793 that stoodG2476 on the otherG4008 sideG4008 of the seaG2281 sawG3708 that there was noG3756 otherG243 smallG4142 boatG4142 thereG1563, exceptG1508 oneG1520, and that JesusG2424 36had not enteredG4897 with His disciplesG3101 into the boatG4143, but that His disciplesG3101 had goneG565 awayG565 aloneG3441. 23There cameG2064 otherG243 smallG4142 boatsG4142 from 37TiberiasG5085 nearG1451 to the placeG5117 whereG3699 they ateG2068 the breadG740 after the 38LordG2962 39had givenG2168 thanksG2168. 24SoG3767 whenG3753 the crowdG3793 sawG3708 that JesusG2424 was not thereG1563, norG3761 His disciplesG3101, they themselvesG846 gotG1684 into the smallG4142 boatsG4142, and 40cameG2064 to CapernaumG2746 seekingG2212 JesusG2424.

Read all of John 6

Notes

  1. 1. John 6:1 John 6:1-13: Matt 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17 ↩
  2. 2. John 6:1 Matt 4:18; Luke 5:1 ↩
  3. 3. John 6:1 John 6:23; 21:1 ↩
  4. 4. John 6:2 Or attesting miracles ↩
  5. 5. John 6:2 John 2:11, 23; 3:2; 6:14, 30; 11:47; 12:18, 37; 20:30 ↩
  6. 6. John 6:3 Matt 5:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 6:12; 9:28; John 6:15 ↩
  7. 7. John 6:4 Deut 16:1; John 2:13 ↩
  8. 8. John 6:5 John 1:43 ↩
  9. 9. John 6:6 2 Cor 13:5; Rev 2:2 ↩
  10. 10. John 6:7 John 1:43 ↩
  11. 11. John 6:7 Mark 6:37 ↩
  12. 12. John 6:7 The denarius was equivalent to a day’s wages ↩
  13. 13. John 6:8 John 2:2 ↩
  14. 14. John 6:8 John 1:40 ↩
  15. 15. John 6:9 John 6:11; 21:9, 10, 13 ↩
  16. 16. John 6:10 Lit recline(d) ↩
  17. 17. John 6:10 Mark 6:39 ↩
  18. 18. John 6:10 Lit recline(d) ↩
  19. 19. John 6:10 Matt 14:21 ↩
  20. 20. John 6:11 Matt 15:36; John 6:23 ↩
  21. 21. John 6:11 John 6:9; 21:9, 10, 13 ↩
  22. 22. John 6:12 John 2:2 ↩
  23. 23. John 6:13 Matt 14:20 ↩
  24. 24. John 6:14 Or attesting miracle ↩
  25. 25. John 6:14 Matt 11:3; 21:11; John 1:21 ↩
  26. 26. John 6:15 Or about ↩
  27. 27. John 6:15 John 18:36f ↩
  28. 28. John 6:15 John 6:15-21: Matt 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-51 ↩
  29. 29. John 6:15 John 6:3 ↩
  30. 30. John 6:16 John 2:2 ↩
  31. 31. John 6:17 Mark 6:45; John 6:24, 59 ↩
  32. 32. John 6:19 Lit 25 or 30 stadia ↩
  33. 33. John 6:20 Or stop being afraid ↩
  34. 34. John 6:20 Matt 14:27 ↩
  35. 35. John 6:22 John 6:2 ↩
  36. 36. John 6:22 John 6:15ff ↩
  37. 37. John 6:23 John 6:1 ↩
  38. 38. John 6:23 Luke 7:13 ↩
  39. 39. John 6:23 John 6:11 ↩
  40. 40. John 6:24 Matt 14:34; Mark 6:53; John 6:17, 59 ↩

Commentaries on John 6

New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.