John Chapter 6 verse 17 Holy Bible
and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
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And they took a boat and went across the sea in the direction of Capernaum. By then it was dark and still Jesus had not come to them.
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and having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them,
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And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
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and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
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and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come unto them,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 17, 18. - And darkness had already come on, and Jesus had not yet come to them. This thrilling touch in John's narrative makes it more than evident that the beloved disciple was on board. He had been expecting the Master to make his appearance in some form. He had looked long and eagerly to that point on the mountainside whither he knew that Jesus had retired. The dreary and disappointed expectation, the long and weary waiting, left an indelible impression. Their natural course towards Capernaum would have been almost parallel with the shore of the lake; but it was dark and tempestuous, they could not steer. And the sea was being roused from its slumber by reason of a high wind which was blowing. If the wind came from the north, it would drift them out into the darkness and the middle of the lake, which is there, at its widest, about five miles broad, i.e. forty stadia, or furlongs. The statement of the next verse comes then into undesigned coincidence with Mark 6:47, which shows that they were "in the midst of the sea," i.e. halfway from shore to shore. This would exactly correspond with the following statement.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) For "a ship," the received text has, with some of the best MSS., the ship--i.e., the ship in which they first crossed. For "went over the sea," read were going over the sea. The voyage is described as still continuing.Toward Capernaum.--St. Matthew speaks more generally of the other (i.e., the western) side. St. Mark of Bethsaida, which was distinct from Bethsaida Julias, which was on the east of the lake. (Comp. Note on Luke 9:10.) For an account of Capernaum, see Matthew 4:13, and in this John John 6:59.
