John 6:19
So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
John 6:19 in other translations
| BSB | When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. |
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| WEB | When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid. |
| ASV | When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid. |
| YLT | having pushed onwards, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming nigh to the boat, and they were afraid; |
| DARBY | Having rowed then about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the ship; and they were frightened. |
| BBE | After they had gone three or four miles they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near to the boat; and they had great fear. |
| Webster | So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh to the boat: and they were afraid. |
What does John 6:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 6:18-19
18-19. sea arose, &c.--and they were "now in the midst of it" (Mt 14:24). Mark adds the graphic and touching particular, "He saw them toiling in rowing" (Mr 6:48), putting forth all their strength to buffet the waves and bear on against a head wind, but to little effect. He saw this from His mountain-top, and through the darkness of the night, for His heart was all with them; yet would He not go to their relief till…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:15-21
Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was praying for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils and afflictions of this present time, where there is an interest in Christ. Clouds and darkness often surround the children of the light and of the day. They see Jesus walking on the sea. Even the approaches of comfort and deliverance often are so mistaken, as to become the occasions of…
John 6:19 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 6:19
- Mark 6:47-49
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
- Matthew 14:25-26
And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
- Psalms 93:4
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
- John 14:18
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
- Job 9:8
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
- Jonah 1:13
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
- Ezekiel 27:26
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
- Luke 24:36-39
And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
- Psalms 29:10
The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
- Revelation 21:16
And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
- John 11:18
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
- Revelation 14:20
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
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Context
- John 6:18
And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
- John 6:19
So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
- John 6:20
But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.
John 6:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como hubieron navegado como veinticinco ó treinta estadios, ven á Jesús que andaba sobre la mar, y se acercaba al barco: y tuvieron miedo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ayant donc ramé environ 25 ou 30 stades, ils voient Jésus marchant sur la mer et s’approchant du bateau; et ils furent saisis de peur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als sie nun etwa fünfundzwanzig oder dreißig Stadien gerudert hatten, sehen sie Jesum auf dem See wandeln und nahe an das Schiff herankommen, und sie fürchteten sich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cum remigassent ergo quasi stadia viginti quinque aut triginta, vident Jesum ambulantem supra mare, et proximum navi fieri, et timuerunt. |