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John 6:15–17

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15Therefore, when Jesus knew that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, pHe withdrew again qto the mountain by Himself.

The Fifth Sign: Walking on Water

16When revening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. sDarkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.

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Footnotes

  1. q6:15 A previous withdrawal is mentioned in Mk 6:31–32, an event that occurred just before the feeding of the 5,000.

Cross references

  1. p6:15 Jn 19:21
  2. r6:16–21 Mt 14:22–36; Mk 6:45–56
  3. s6:17 Lk 10:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, when Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. Darkness had already set in, but Jesus had not yet come to them.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.

That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Jesus, because he knew that they were about to come and seize him in order to make him king, withdrew again up the mountain by himself alone.

Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea. 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.