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Selected Verse: John 6:25 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Joh 6:25 |
King James |
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? |
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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
when they had found him on the other side--at Capernaum.
they said, &c.--astonished at His being there, and wondering how He could have accomplished it, whether by land or water, and when He came; for being quite unaware of His having walked upon the sea and landed with the disciples in the ship, they could not see how, unless He had travelled all night round the head of the lake alone, He could have reached Capernaum, and even then, how He could have arrived before themselves. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
On the other side of the sea - That is, on the sea coast, to the northward of it, where Capernaum lies in the land of Genesaret: but see the note, on Joh 6:17, Joh 6:22. It was in one of the synagogues of Capernaum that he delivered the following discourse: see Joh 6:59. |
59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.