John 6:16

When evening came, his disciples went 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

15Jesus realized that they were about to force him to become their king, so he left them and went up into the hills to be by himself.

17climbed into a boat, and headed across the water towards Capernaum. By now it was night and Jesus had not joined them yet.

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Cross References

Mark 6:47Late that evening the boat was in the middle of the lake while Jesus was alone, still on 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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