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16 Now when evening came, His (A)disciples went down to the sea, 17 and after getting into a boat, they began to cross the sea (B)to Capernaum. It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 And the sea *was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. 19 Then, when they had rowed about [a]twenty-five or thirty stadia, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. 20 But He *said to them, [b]“It is I; [c](C)do not be afraid.” 21 So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

22 On the next day, (D)the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other small boat there, except one, and that Jesus (E)had not entered with His disciples into the boat, but that His disciples had gone away alone. 23 Other small boats came from (F)Tiberias near to the place where they ate the bread after the (G)Lord (H)had given thanks. 24 So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they themselves got into the small boats, and (I)came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:19 Approx. 2.8-3.5 mi. or 4.6-5.5 km; a stadion was about 607 ft. or 185 m
  2. John 6:20 Or I am He, cf. 4:26; 8:18, 24, 28; 13:19; 18:5, 6
  3. John 6:20 Or stop being afraid

Jesus Walks on Water

16 That evening Jesus’ disciples went down to the shore to wait for him. 17 But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back, they got into the boat and headed across the lake toward Capernaum. 18 Soon a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. 19 They had rowed three or four miles[a] when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, 20 but he called out to them, “Don’t be afraid. I am here![b] 21 Then they were eager to let him in the boat, and immediately they arrived at their destination!

Jesus, the Bread of Life

22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:19 Greek 25 or 30 stadia [4.6 or 5.5 kilometers].
  2. 6:20 Or The ‘I am’ is here; Greek reads I am. See Exod 3:14.