John 6:18

18 And the sea began to be stirred up [because] a strong wind was blowing.

John 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:18

And the sea arose
Swelled, and was tumultuous and raging; the waves mounted up, and tossed the ship to and fro:

by reason of a great wind that blew;
which agitated the waters of the sea, and lifted up the waves; which storm seems to have arose after they had set sail, and were got into the midst of the sea.

John 6:18 In-Context

16 Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea.

17 And getting into a boat, they began to go to the other side of the sea, to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

18 And the sea began to be stirred up [because] a strong wind was blowing.

19 Then [when they] had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were afraid.

20 But he said to them, "[It] is I! Do not be afraid!"

Footnotes

• [a]. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here ("began to be stirred up")
• [b]. *Here "[because]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("was blowing") which is understood as causal