John 6:16

Now as evening came on His disciples had gone down to the sea,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15So Jesus, perceiving that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew up the mountain again by Himself, alone.

17and getting into the boat they started to go across the sea toward Capernaum. Well it had been dark for a while and Jesus had not come to them.

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Cross References

Mark 6:47Now when evening had passed, 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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