John 6:16

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

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

In Context

15Therefore Jesus, knowing that they were about to come and seize Him, that they might make Him king, withdrew to the mountain by Himself.

17and having entered into the boat, they were going across the sea to Capernaum. And darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come to them.

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Cross References

Mark 6:47Now when it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.

Matthew Henry on John 6:16-22

Christ Walks on the Water. 15 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. 16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. 18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the… Read the whole commentary →

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