John 6 · Verse 25

John 6:25

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

John 6:25, King James Version

John 6:25 in other translations

BSB	When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”
WEB	When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
ASV	And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
YLT	and having found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when hast thou come hither?'
DARBY	And having found him the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when art thou arrived here?
BBE	And when they came across him on the other side of the sea they said, Rabbi, when did you come here?
Webster	And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

What does John 6:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

25. when they had found him on the other side--at Capernaum. they said, &c.--astonished at His being there, and wondering how He could have accomplished it, whether by land or water, and when He came; for being quite unaware of His having walked upon the sea and landed with the disciples in the ship, they could not see how, unless He had travelled all night round the head of the lake alone, He could have reached Capernaum, and even then, how He could have arrived before themselves.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 25 On the other side of the sea - That is, on the sea coast, to the northward of it, where Capernaum lies in the land of Genesaret: but see the note, on Joh 6:17, Joh 6:22. It was in one of the synagogues of Capernaum that he delivered the following discourse: see Joh 6:59.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 6:22-27

Instead of answering the inquiry how he came there, Jesus blamed their asking. The utmost earnestness should be employed in seeking salvation, in the use of appointed means; yet it is to be sought only as the gift of the Son of man. Him the Father has sealed, proved to be God. He declared the Son of man to be the Son of God with power.

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John 6:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532

εὑρόντεςheuronteshaving foundG2147

αὐτὸνautonHimG846

πέρανperanon the other sideG4008

τῆςtēsof theG3588

θαλάσσηςthalassēsseaG2281

εἶπονeiponthey saidG2036

αὐτῷ·autōto Him;G846

ῥαββί,rhabbiRabbi,G4461

πότεpotewhenG4219

ὧδεhōdehereG5602

γέγονας;¶gegonashave You come?G1096

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 6:25

Matthew 23:7
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
John 1:38-39
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Rabbi.
1:38,39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

John 6:24
When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
John 6:25
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
John 6:26
Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

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John 6:25 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y hallándole de la otra parte de la mar, dijéronle: Rabbí, ¿cuándo llegaste acá?
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et l’ayant trouvé de l’autre côté de la mer, ils lui dirent: Rabbi, quand es-tu venu ici?
German Elberfelder 1871	Und als sie ihn jenseit des Sees gefunden hatten, sprachen sie zu ihm: Rabbi, wann bist du hierhergekommen?
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et cum invenissent eum trans mare, dixerunt ei: Rabbi, quando huc venisti?