John 6:16-17

Walking on Water

6:16 Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, ¹  6:17 got into a boat, and started to cross the lake ²  to Capernaum. ³  (It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.) ⁴ 

Matthew 14:22

Walking on Water

14:22 Immediately Jesus ⁵  made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

Mark 6:45

Walking on Water

6:45 Immediately Jesus ⁶  made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

[6:16]  ¹ tn Or “sea.” The Greek word indicates a rather large body of water, but the English word “sea” normally indicates very large bodies of water, so the word “lake” in English is a closer approximation.

[6:17]  ² tn Or “sea.” See the note on “lake” in the previous verse.

[6:17]  ³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

[6:17]  ⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[14:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:45]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.