John 6:16-26

Jesus Walks on Water

16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.

19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, ^[a] they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.

20 ¹But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid. ”

21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going.

I Am the Bread of Life

22 On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only ²one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

23 Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord ³had given thanks.

24 ⁴So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and ⁵went to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.

25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, ⁶“Rabbi, when did you come here? ”

26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ⁷you are seeking me, not because you saw ⁸signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves.

Cross References

• 1. 6:20 [Luke 24:38, 39]
• 2. 6:22 ch. 21:8
• 3. 6:23 ver. 11
• 4. 6:24 For ver. 24, 25, [Matt. 14:34-36; Mark 6:53-56]
• 5. 6:24 ver. 17, 59
• 6. 6:25 See ch. 1:38
• 7. 6:26 ver. 24
• 8. 6:26 ver. 2

Footnotes

• [a] 6:19 Greek 'twenty-five or thirty stadia'; a 'stadion' was about 607 feet or 185 meters