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John 6:17

And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

KJV

καὶ ἐμβάντες εἰς πλοῖον ἤρχοντο πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς Καφαρναούμ. κατέλαβεν δὲ αὐτοὺς ἡ σκοτία καὶ οὔπω ἐληλύθει Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτοὺς,

Greek NT

Et cum ascendissent navim, venerunt trans mare in Capharnaum : et tenebræ jam factæ erant et non venerat ad eos Jesus.

Vulgate

and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

ASV

And when they had gone up into a ship, they went over the sea to Capharnaum. And it was now dark: and Jesus was not come unto them.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Καπερναούμ
kapernaoum
noun · 16×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θάλασσα
thalassa
noun · 91×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καταλαμβάνω
katalambano
verb · 17×
οὔπω
oupo
adverb · 25×
πέραν
peran
adverb · 23×
πλοῖον
ploion
noun · 66×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σκοτία
skotia
noun · 16×
ἐμβαίνω
embaino
verb · 16×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: εἰς | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰς | RP: + τὸ
  • εἰςSBLGNT
  • εἰςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τὸRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὔπω | WH/Treg/NIV: οὔπω | RP: οὐκ
  • οὔπωSBLGNT
  • οὔπωWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • οὐκRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. Since however they still spoke of the multitude merely, and the place, and the wilderness (for whence, it is said, should we have in a wilderness so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?); and not even so understood what He said, He proceeds to contribute His own part, and says unto them, How many loaves do you have? And they say, Seven, and a few little fishes. Matt…
Covers the Roman campaign in Galilee under Vespasian (AD 67). Josephus himself commanded Jewish forces in Galilee and was captured at Jotapata. He prophesied that Vespasian would become emperor. Describes the geography and cities of Galilee — the region where Jesus conducted most of his ministry.

Cross-references

  • John 2:12 — After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.
  • John 4:46 — So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
  • John 6:24 — When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
  • John 6:24 — When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
  • Mark 4:35 — And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
  • Mark 6:45 — And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
  • Matt 8:24 — And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.