John 6:1

After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. For the exposition, see the notes at Mark 6:30. But the reader will do well to mark here again the important note of time introduced quite parenthetically at . Verse 4. AND THE PASSOVER, THE FEAST OF THE JEWS, WAS NIGH. This, according to our reckoning, was the third Passover since our Lord entered on His public ministry. See the note at . These verses are a little involved, from the Evangelist's desire to mention every circumstance, however minute, that might call up the scene as vividly to the reader as it stood before his own view....

1._Afterwards, Jesus went. _Although John was accustomed to collect those actions and sayings of Christ, which the other three Evangelists had omitted, yet in this passage, contrary to his custom, he repeats the history of a miracle which they had related. But he does so for the express purpose of passing from them to Christ’s sermon, which was delivered next day at Capernaum, because the two things were connected; and therefore this narrative, though the other three Evangelists have it in common with him, has this peculiarity, that it is directed to another object, as we shall see. The other Evangelists (Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:32; Luke 9:10) state that this happened shortly after the death of John the Baptist, by which circumstance of time they point out the cause o

1-14 John relates the miracle of feeding the multitude, for its reference to the following discourse. Observe the effect this miracle had upon the people. Even the common Jews expected the Messiah to come into the world, and to be a great Prophet. The Pharisees despised them as not knowing the law; but they knew most of Him who is the end of the law. Yet men may acknowledge Christ as that Prophet, and still turn a deaf ear to him....

CHAPTER VI. _Jesus passes the sea of Tiberias, and a great multitude follow_ _him_, 1-4. _He feeds_ five thousand _with_ five _loaves, and_ two _fishes_, 5-13. _They acknowledge him to be the prophet that should come into_ _the world_, 14. _They purpose to force him to become their king; and he withdraws_ _from the multitude_, 15. _The disciples take ship, and go towards Capernaum, and are_ _overtaken with a storm_, 16-18. _Christ comes to them, walking upon the water_, 19-

JESUS WENT OVER - Went to the east side of the sea. The place to which he went was Bethsaida, Luke 9:10. The account of this miracle of feeding the five thousand is recorded also in Matthew 14:13; Mark 6:32; Luke 9:10. John has added a few circumstances omitted by the other evangelists....

EXPOSITION JOHN 6:1 2. _Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source_. JOHN 6:1 (1) _The supply of human wants illustrated by a well known _"_sign_" _of power_. Chronological difficulties beset our treatment of this miraculous narrative with its varied consequences and results. Many curious and even violent measures have been resorted to with a view to solve them. Some have supposed that John 5:1. and 6. have been inverted in order, and that thus the presence of our Lord in Galilee, mentioned in...

AFTER THESE THINGS,.... After Christ's curing the man at Bethesda's pool, and the vindication of himself for doing it or the sabbath day, and for asserting his equality with God; near a year after these things: for these were done at the feast of the passover, and now it was near another; and what is related here, was after the death of John the Baptist, and when the disciples had returned from preaching in the several cities and towns, where Christ afterwards went, and had given an account of their success; see Matthew 14:12. Quickly after the passover was ended, Christ departed from Jerusalem, and went into Galilee, and preached in the several cities and towns in those parts, and wrought many miracles: and after these things, in process of time, JESUS WENT OVER THE SEA OF GALILEE; the same with the lake of Gennesaret,...

John 6:1. _After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do._ That verse is worth thinking over. How often does Christ seem to ask us riddles, and place us in difficulties, so that we begin to say, «What will come of this? How shall we escape from this temptation; or how shall we stand under this trial?» He himself knows what he will do; and it is a very blessed thing when our faith being tried, it shows itself to be st...

JOHN 6:1 th/j Galilai,aj {A} The clumsiness of the two successive genitives, both identifying the same sea, prompted some copyists to omit th/j Galilai,aj (0210 1242* 1344 2174 ù184), and others to add after Galilai,aj either kai, (V goth) or eivj ta. me,rh (D Q 892 1009 1230 1253 itb, d, e, r1 geo). The meaning of the last, which is the smoothest reading, is “across the sea of Galilee to the regions of Tiberias.” If this reading were original, it would be difficult to account for the rise of the others....

CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand Men. (John 6:1 .)_ 2. The Attempt to Make Him King, (John 6:15 .) 3. The Stormy Sea. “It is I, be not afraid.” (John 6:16 .) 4. The Discourse on the Bread of Life. The Food of the Believer. (John 6:22 .) 5. The Falling Away of Disciples. (John 6:60) 6. Peter's Confession. (John 6:67 .) The events which are recorded in this chapter happened at the Sea of Galilee, the sea of Tiberias. John exclusively uses t