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New American Standard Bible

John 6:20

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Capernaum;   Faith;   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 - John, the Gospel According to;   Tiberias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chaos;   John, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   John, Theology of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Christ in Art;   Fear ;   Personality;   Sacrifice (2);   Sea of Galilee;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Various Readings;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Rab;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for May 9;  

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 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
But he said to them, "Don't be afraid. It's me."
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 So Jesus, aware that they intended to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself, alone. 16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 and after getting into a boat, they started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 In addition, the sea began getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing. 19 Then, when they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat; and they were frightened. 20 But He said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."21 So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

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 God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Genesis 2:19
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:11
Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Genesis 6:12
And God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for humanity had corrupted its way upon the earth.
Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and put the door of the ark on the side; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
Genesis 6:20
"Of the birds according to their kind, and of the animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.
John 5:40
and yet you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have 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.


 
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