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Literal Standard Version

John 6:16

And when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Sea of galilee;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bethsaida;   Jesus Christ;   John, the Gospel According to;   Tiberias;   Tiberias, Sea of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chaos;   John, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Galilee, Sea of;   Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   John, Theology of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Apostles;   Bethsaida ;   Christ in Art;   Dispersion ;   Sacrifice (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Various Readings;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Galilee, Sea of;   Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2);   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   John, Gospel of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
King James Version (1611)
And when euen was now come, his disciples went downe vnto the sea,
King James Version
And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
English Standard Version
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
New American Standard Bible
Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
New Century Version
That evening Jesus' followers went down to Lake Galilee.
Amplified Bible
When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
Berean Standard Bible
When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
Contemporary English Version
That evening, Jesus' disciples went down to the lake.
Complete Jewish Bible
When evening came, his talmidim went down to the lake,
Darby Translation
But when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea,
Easy-to-Read Version
That evening Jesus' followers went down to the lake.
Geneva Bible (1587)
When euen was nowe come, his disciples went downe vnto the sea,
George Lamsa Translation
And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
Good News Translation
When evening came, Jesus' disciples went down to the lake,
Lexham English Bible
Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea.
Literal Translation
And when it became evening, His disciples went down on the sea.
American Standard Version
And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;
Bible in Basic English
When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;
Hebrew Names Version
When evening came, his talmidim went down to the sea,
International Standard Version
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:47;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
AND when it was eventide, his disciples went down to the sea.
Murdock Translation
And when it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when euen was nowe come, his disciples went downe vnto the sea.
English Revised Version
And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;
World English Bible
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
In the evening, his disciples went down to the sea, And entering into the vessel, they went over the sea toward Capernaum:
Weymouth's New Testament
When evening came on, His disciples went down to the Lake.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne euentid was comun, his disciplis wenten doun to the see.
Update Bible Version
And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea;
Webster's Bible Translation
And when evening had [now] come, his disciples went down to the sea,
New English Translation
Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
New King James Version
Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
New Living Translation
That evening Jesus' disciples went down to the shore to wait for him.
New Life Bible
When evening had come, His followers went down to the lake.
New Revised Standard
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when evening was come, his disciples went down to the sea.
Revised Standard Version
When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when eve was come his disciples wet vnto the see
Young's Literal Translation
And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At euen wente his disciples downe to ye see,
Mace New Testament (1729)
When even was come, his disciples went to the sea, and going on board a ship,
THE MESSAGE
In the evening his disciples went down to the sea, got in the boat, and headed back across the water to Capernaum. It had grown quite dark and Jesus had not yet returned. A huge wind blew up, churning the sea. They were maybe three or four miles out when they saw Jesus walking on the sea, quite near the boat. They were scared senseless, but he reassured them, "It's me. It's all right. Don't be afraid." So they took him on board. In no time they reached land—the exact spot they were headed to.
Simplified Cowboy Version
That evening, Jesus's cowboy rode down to the water's edge to wait for their boss.

Contextual Overview

15Jesus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to seize Him by force that they may make Him king, retired again to the mountain Himself alone. 16And when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,17and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come to them, 18the sea also—a great wind blowing—was being raised, 19having pushed onward, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near to the boat, and they were afraid; 20and He says to them, "I AM; do not be afraid"; 21they were willing then to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land to which they were going.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Mark 6:47 - General John 6:22 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 7:16
and they that are coming in, male and female of all flesh, have come in as God has commanded him, and YHWH closes [it] for him.
Genesis 8:6
And it comes to pass, at the end of forty days, that Noah opens the window of the ark which he made,
2 Samuel 6:16
and it has come to pass, the Ark of YHWH has come into the City of David, and Michal daughter of Saul has looked through the window and sees King David moving and dancing before YHWH, and she despises him in her heart.
2 Kings 9:30
And Jehu comes to Jezreel, and Jezebel has heard, and puts her eyes in paint and beautifies her head, and looks out through the window.
Ezekiel 41:16
the thresholds, and the narrow windows, and the galleries around the three of them, opposite the threshold, [were] paneled with wood all around—and the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered,
Ezekiel 42:3
Opposite the twenty [cubits] that are of the inner court, and opposite the pavement that [is] of the outer court, [is] gallery [with] face toward gallery, in the three [stories].
Luke 13:25
from the time the Master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and you may begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us, and He answering will say to you, I have not known you from where you are,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when even was [now] come,.... The last of the evenings, when night was coming on; for the first of the evenings took place before they sat down to eat, when the above miracle was wrought; see Matthew 14:15.

His disciples went down unto the sea; of Galilee, or Tiberias, to the sea side; and this was by the order, and even constraint of Christ, who would have them go before him, that he might be clear of the multitude, and have an opportunity for solitary prayer,

Matthew 14:15- : Matthew 14:15- :.

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.


 
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