John 6:16
Jesus Walks on the Sea
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,
Other Translations of John 6:16
King James Version
Jesus Walks on the Sea
16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
English Standard Version
Jesus Walks on the Sea
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
The Message
Jesus Walks on the Sea
16 In the evening his disciples went down to the sea,
New King James Version
Jesus Walks on the Sea
16 Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
New Living Translation
Jesus Walks on the Sea
16 That evening Jesus' disciples went down to the shore to wait for him.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 6:16
Commentary on John 6:15-21
(Read John 6:15-21)
Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was praying for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils and afflictions of this present time, where there is an interest in Christ. Clouds and darkness often surround the children of the light and of the day. They see Jesus walking on the sea. Even the approaches of comfort and deliverance often are so mistaken, as to become the occasions of fear. Nothing is more powerful to convince sinners than that word, "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest;" nothing more powerful to comfort saints than this, "I am Jesus whom thou lovest." If we have received Christ Jesus the Lord, though the night be dark, and the wind high, yet we may comfort ourselves, we shall be at the shore before long.