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Simplified Cowboy Version

John 6:17

When he didn't show up, they got on a boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Capernaum;   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Capernaum;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Darkness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Capernaum;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Galilee;   Palestine;   Sea of galilee;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Holy Ghost;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bethsaida;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Capernaum;   Galilee, Sea of;   Gennesaret, Sea of;   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;   Darkness (2);   Dispersion ;   Sacrifice (2);   Sea of Galilee;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Capernaum ;   Miracles;   Various Readings;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Capernaum;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jesus christ;   Son of god;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Caper'naum;   Sabbath;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.
King James Version (1611)
And entred into a ship, and went ouer the sea towards Capernaum: and it was now darke, and Iesus was not come to them.
King James Version
And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
English Standard Version
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New Century Version
It was dark now, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The followers got into a boat and started across the lake to Capernaum.
Amplified Bible
and they got into a boat and started to cross the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had still not come [back] to them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.
Legacy Standard Bible
and after getting into a boat, they began to cross the sea to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Berean Standard Bible
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
Contemporary English Version
They got into a boat and started across for Capernaum. Later that evening Jesus had still not come to them,
Complete Jewish Bible
got into a boat and set out across the lake toward K'far-Nachum. By now it was dark, Yeshua had not yet joined them,
Darby Translation
and having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them,
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And entred into a shippe, and went ouer the sea, towardes Capernaum: and nowe it was darke, and Iesus was not come to them.
George Lamsa Translation
And entered into a boat, and were going to the port of Capernaum. And now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Good News Translation
got into a boat, and went back across the lake toward Capernaum. Night came on, and Jesus still had not come to them.
Lexham English Bible
And getting into a boat, they began to go to the other side of the sea, to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Literal Translation
And entering into the boat, they were going across the sea to Capernaum. And darkness had already occurred, and Jesus had not come to them.
American Standard Version
and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Bible in Basic English
And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.
Hebrew Names Version
and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Kafar-Nachum. It was now dark, and Yeshua had not come to them.
International Standard Version
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already fallen, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Etheridge Translation
And they sat in a vessel, and went over for Kapher-nachum. And it was dark, and Jeshu had not come to them.
Murdock Translation
and sat in a ship, and were going over to Capernaum. And darkness came on, and Jesus had not come to them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And gat vp into a shippe, and went ouer the sea, towardes Capernau: And it was nowe darke, and Iesus was not come to them.
English Revised Version
and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
World English Bible
and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
Weymouth's New Testament
There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei wenten vp in to a boot, and thei camen ouer the see in to Cafarnaum. And derknessis weren maad thanne, and Jhesus was not come to hem.
Update Bible Version
and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And entered into a boat, and went over the sea towards Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
New English Translation
got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum. (It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)
New King James Version
got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
New Living Translation
But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn't come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum.
New Life Bible
They got into a boat and started to cross the lake to go to the city of Capernaum. By this time it was dark. Jesus had not come back to them yet.
New Revised Standard
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, entering into a boat, were going across the sea into Capernaum. And, dark, already, had it become, and, not yet, had Jesus reached them;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had gone up into a ship, they went over the sea to Capharnaum. And it was now dark: and Jesus was not come unto them.
Revised Standard Version
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Caper'na-um. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and entred into a shyppe and went over the see vnto Capernaum. And anone it was darcke and Iesus was not come to them.
Young's Literal Translation
and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come unto them,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and entred in to the shippe, and came to the other syde of ye see vnto Capernau. And it was darcke allready. And Iesus was not come to the.
Mace New Testament (1729)
they cross'd the sea to Capernaum: now when it was dark, Jesus was not come to them:

Contextual Overview

15Jesus knew they were fixing to try to make him their king, so while they talked, he rode off into the hills by himself. 16That evening, Jesus's cowboy rode down to the water's edge to wait for their boss. 17When he didn't show up, they got on a boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. 18Soon a storm swept in, and the water started pitching like a rank bronc. 19The cowboys had rowed about three of four miles when they saw Jesus walking casually toward them on the water. This scared the tar out of 'em all. 20When he got close, he said, "It's me, boys. Don't be scared." 21Then they reached out and gave him a hand as he climbed into the boat. His second foot had no more touched the floor of the boat than they felt the bottom scrape land. In the blink of an eye, they had miraculously arrived at their destination.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and went: John 6:24, John 6:25, John 2:12, John 4:46, Mark 6:45

Reciprocal: Matthew 4:13 - Capernaum Matthew 8:24 - but Mark 4:35 - Let Mark 6:47 - General John 6:22 - but

Cross-References

Matthew 24:39
Despite everything that Noah told 'em, they were surprised when the flood came and washed 'em down the gulley. This is exactly how it will be when I come back.
Luke 17:27
People paid no mind to God and only cared about eating and drinking and taking care of themselves. They were all still doing this when Noah entered his boat and sealed up the door. Then the flood came, and everyone else was destroyed.
Romans 5:21
Yes, sin ruled people's lives and it brought death, but now God's grace rules instead. We can stand with God now instead of against him. We now have eternal life because of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23
Workin' for sin's outfit pays ya in death, but God offers ya eternal life through Jesus.
Hebrews 11:7
It was by a heapin' of faith that Noah built him a big boat for his family to ride out the storm that wiped everyone else out. It was as simple as listening to God and doing what he said—even though no one had even heard of such a thing happening before. Noah's faith was the dividing line between who was saved and who was lost.
1 Peter 3:20
I'm talking about those who scoffed at Noah while he built his boat. Only eight folks survived the flood and the rest drowned like rats.
2 Peter 2:5
God got so fed up with our ancient ancestors that he destroyed the whole world with a flood. Only Noah and seven others were saved. Noah was a cowboy who urged righteous living and practiced what he preached.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And entered into a ship,.... In which they came, and was waiting for them; or into another:

and went over the sea towards Capernaum; steered their course from Bethsaida, where they took shipping over the sea of Galilee; at least over one part of it, a creek or bay of it, as they intended, towards the city of Capernaum, which lay over against Bethsaida:

and it was now dark; quite night, which made their voyage more uncomfortable, especially as it afterwards was tempestuous: but the worst of all was,

and Jesus was not come to them; as they expected, and therefore were obliged to set sail and go without him.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 6:17. Toward Capernaum. — St. Mark says, Mark 6:45, that our Lord commanded them to go along to Bethsaida; and in the course of the history we find they got neither to Bethsaida nor Capernaum, but landed in the country of Genesaret: Matthew 14:34. Our Lord seems to have desired them to go either to Bethsaida or Capernaum, which were only a very few miles distant, and on the same side of the sea. The reason why they could reach neither was the storm which the evangelists say rose at the time, and the wind being contrary: the storm being probably excited by the prince of the power of the air. Capernaum lay at the northern part of this sea, and they went along the Galilean or western coast, probably expecting Christ to come to them, on which account they might keep in close by the land. But there are great difficulties in fixing the places mentioned by the evangelists. By some writers Bethsaida and Capernaum are placed on opposite sides of this lake: by others on the same side. Sometimes when our translation speaks of passing over the sea, &c., a coasting voyage only is meant, as we find the disciples landing on the same side from which they had departed: John 6:22; John 6:22.


 
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