John 6:20

Easy-to-Read Version

But he said to them, "Don't be afraid. It's me."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But he said to them, “It is I.

King James Version (1611)
But he saith vnto them, It is I, be not afraid.

King James Version
But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

English Standard Version
But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

New American Standard Bible
But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

New Century Version
but Jesus said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid."

Amplified Bible
But Jesus said to them, "It is I (I AM); do not be afraid."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Legacy Standard Bible
But He *said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus spoke up: "It is I; do not be afraid."

Contemporary English Version
But he said, "I am Jesus! Don't be afraid!"

Complete Jewish Bible
but he said to them, "Stop being afraid, it is I."

Darby Translation
But he says to them, It is I: be not afraid.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But he said vnto them, It is I: be not afraid.

George Lamsa Translation
But Jesus said to them, It is I, do not be afraid.

Good News Translation
"Don't be afraid," Jesus told them, "it is I!"

Lexham English Bible
But he said to them, "It is I! Do not be afraid!"

Literal Translation
But He said to them, I AM! Do not fear.

American Standard Version
But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

Bible in Basic English
But he said to them, It is I, have no fear.

Hebrew Names Version
But he said to them, "I AM. Don't be afraid."

International Standard Version
But he said to them, "It is I. Stop being afraid!"

Etheridge Translation
But Jeshu himself said to them, I am, fear not.

Murdock Translation
But Jesus said to them: It is I; be not afraid.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But he sayth vnto them: It is I, be not afrayde.

English Revised Version
But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

World English Bible
But he said to them, "It is I. Don't be afraid."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he saith to them, It is I; be not afraid.

Weymouth's New Testament
They were terrified; but He called to them. "It is I," He said, "do not be afraid."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hem, Y am; nyle ye drede.

Update Bible Version
But he says to them, It is I; don't be afraid.

Webster's Bible Translation
But he saith to them, It is I; be not afraid.

New English Translation
But he said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid."

New King James Version
But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

New Living Translation
but he called out to them, "Don't be afraid. I am here!"

New Life Bible
But Jesus called to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid."

New Revised Standard
But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, he, saith unto them - It is, I: be not affrighted!

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he saith to them: It is I. Be not afraid.

Revised Standard Version
but he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he sayde vnto them: It is I be not a frayde.

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith to them, `I am [he], be not afraid;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he sayde vnto them: It is I, be not afrayed.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but he said to them, it is I, be not afraid.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When he got close, he said, "It's me, boys. Don't be scared."

Contextual Overview

¹⁵ Jesus knew that the people planned to come get him and make him their king. So he left and went into the hills alone. ¹⁶ That evening Jesus' followers went down to the lake. ¹⁷ It was dark now, and Jesus had not yet come back to them. They got into a boat and started going across the lake to Capernaum. ¹⁸ The wind was blowing very hard. The waves on the lake were becoming bigger. ¹⁹ They rowed the boat about three or four miles. Then they saw Jesus. He was walking on the water, coming to the boat. They were afraid. ²⁰ But he said to them, "Don't be afraid. It's me." ²¹ When he said this, they were glad to take him into the boat. And then the boat reached the shore at the place they wanted to go.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

It is: Psalms 35:3, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:2, Isaiah 44:8, Matthew 14:27-31, Mark 6:50, Mark 16:6, Revelation 1:17, Revelation 1:18

Reciprocal: Matthew 28:10 - Be Mark 4:40 - Why

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 2:19
The Lord God used dust from the ground and made every animal in the fields and every bird in the air. He brought all these animals to the man, and the man gave them all a name.

Genesis 6:8
But Noah pleased the Lord .

Genesis 6:11
When God looked at the earth, he saw that people had ruined it. Violence was everywhere, and it had ruined their life on earth.

Genesis 6:16
Make a window for the boat about 1 cubit below the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. Make three floors in the boat: a top deck, a middle deck, and a lower deck.

Genesis 6:20
Two of every kind of bird, animal, and creeping thing will come to you so that you might keep them alive.

John 5:40
But you refuse to come to me to have that life.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he saith to them, it is I, be not afraid.

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 the sower, “and immediately (the same word in Greek) they sprung up,” etc., Mark 4:17; Matthew 24:29; 3 John 1:14.