New English Translation
John 6:1
1After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias).
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
After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (also called the Sea of Tiberias). 2A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick. 3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.
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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 14:13Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
- Mark 6:31He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
- Luke 9:10When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.
- Numbers 34:11The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Chinnereth.
- Joshua 12:3His kingdom included the eastern Arabah from the Sea of Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
- Matthew 4:18As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).
- Matthew 15:29When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
- Luke 5:1Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
- John 6:23But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
- John 21:1After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.
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
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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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