John 6:25

Jesus the Bread of Life

25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

John 6:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
English Standard Version (ESV)
25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"
New Living Translation (NLT)
25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
The Message Bible (MSG)
25 When they found him back across the sea, they said, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"
American Standard Version (ASV)
25 And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
25 When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, "Rabbi, when did You get here?"
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
25 They found him on the other side of the lake. They asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

John 6:25 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:25

And when they had found him on the other side of the sea,
&c.] At Capernaum, and in the synagogue there; see ( John 6:59 ) .

They said unto him, Rabbi;
or "master", a name now much in use with the Jewish doctors, and by which they delighted to be called; and these men being convinced by the miracle, that Christ was that prophet that should come, honour him with this title, saying,

when camest thou hither?
since he did not go with his disciples, and there was no other boat that went off the night before, but that in which they went; and they came over in the first that came out that morning, and he did not come in any of them; and therefore it was amazing to them, both when and how he came, since they could not devise how he should get there by shipping, and also how he should so soon get there on foot.

John 6:25 In-Context

23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

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