John 6:17 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

John 6:17

Jesus Walks on the Sea

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him ^aking, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

16 ^aNow when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,

17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them.

18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing.

19 So when they had rowed about¹ three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were ^aafraid.

Commentaries:

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when even was come—(See on Mark 6:35).

entered into a ship—"constrained" to do so by their Master (Matthew 14:22; Mark 6:45), in order to put an end to the misdirected excitement in His favor (John 6:15), into which the disciples themselves may have been somewhat drawn. The word "constrained" implies reluctance on their part, perhaps from unwillingness to part with their Master and embark at night, leaving Him alone on the mountain.

went—rather, "were proceeding."

toward Capernaum—Mark says (Mark 6:45), "unto Bethsaida," meaning "Bethsaida of Galilee" (John 12:21), on the west side of the lake. The place they left was of the same name (see on Mark 6:32).

Jesus was not come to them—They probably lingered in hopes of His still joining them, and so let the darkness come on.

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