John 6:15 Cross References - AUV

¹⁵ So, [when] Jesus knew that the people were about to come and forcibly take Him and make Him [their] king, He left there again and went to the high plateau [to be] alone [i.e., to pray. See Mark 6:46].

²² Then immediately Jesus ordered the disciples to enter the boat and row on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] until He could send the crowds away. ²³ After He had dispersed them, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening had come He was there alone. ²⁴ [Meanwhile] the boat, still some distance from shore, was being severely battered by the waves because of the opposing winds. ²⁵ Then between three and six o’clock in the morning Jesus came walking to them on the [surface of the] lake. ²⁶ When the disciples saw Him walking on the water they became frightened, saying, “It is a spirit!” and cried out with fear. ²⁷ Just then Jesus called out to them, “Take courage and do not be afraid; it is I.” ²⁸ Peter answered Him, “Lord, if it is [really] you, ask me to come to you [walking] on the water.” ²⁹ And Jesus replied, “Come [ahead].” So, Peter climbed over the side of the boat and went to Jesus, walking on the water. ³⁰ But when he saw the [furious] wind he became fearful and began to sink, shouting out, “Lord, save me!” ³¹ And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him and said, “You have such little faith; why did you doubt?” ³² And when they [i.e., both Jesus and Peter] got up into the boat, the wind [immediately] stopped. ³³ Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

⁴⁵ And about then Jesus compelled His disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] to Bethsaida [Note: This was apparently a different “Bethsaida” from the one mentioned in Luke 9:10, which was on the east side of Lake Galilee], while He Himself sent the crowd away. ⁴⁶ And after He had left them He went into a mountain to pray. ⁴⁷ When evening came the boat [containing His disciples] was in the middle of the lake while He remained alone on the shore. ⁴⁸ When He saw how distressed His disciples were, rowing against an opposing wind, Jesus came to them between three and six o’clock in the morning, walking on the water, and almost walked past them. ⁴⁹ But when they saw Him walking on the water they thought it was a spirit, so shouted out, ⁵⁰ becoming [very] frightened when they saw Him. But He immediately spoke to them and said, “Take courage, and do not be afraid, it is I.” ⁵¹ Then He got up into the boat with them and the wind [immediately] stopped. And His disciples were greatly amazed [at this], ⁵² but they did not understand [the miracle] of the loaves because their minds were insensitive [i.e., to the nature and power of Jesus].

⁹ And the people who walked ahead of Him and followed behind shouted, “Hosanna [Note: The Syriac word ‘Hosanna’ originally meant ‘save now’ but came to be used as an expression of welcome, praise, blessing or acclamation], may He who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed.

³⁸ They were saying, ‘May the King who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed. May there be peace in heaven and praise [to God] in the highest [i.e., may this praise reach to the highest heaven].’

²⁴ But Jesus would not trust Himself to them [i.e., to the care of these Jewish leaders] because He knew all men, ²⁵ and He did not need anyone to tell Him about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in the hearts of mankind.

⁴¹ “I do not accept honor from mankind,

³ Then Jesus went up to a high plateau [Note: This place, northeast of Lake Galilee, is called “The Golan Heights,” today] and sat down there with His disciples.

¹⁵ So, [when] Jesus knew that the people were about to come and forcibly take Him and make Him [their] king, He left there again and went to the high plateau [to be] alone [i.e., to pray. See Mark 6:46]. ¹⁶ Then when evening came, His disciples went down to the lake ¹⁷ and got into their boat, and were crossing over [i.e., to the west side of] the lake toward Capernaum. It was dark by now and Jesus had not yet come to them. ¹⁸ Then the water became choppy because of a strong wind that had begun to blow. ¹⁹ And when the disciples had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the [surface of the] water. They became afraid as Jesus got closer to their boat. ²⁰ But He said to them, “Do not be afraid; it is I.” ²¹ So, they eagerly took Him into their boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading [i.e., to Capernaum, on the northwest side of the lake].

³ Then Jesus’ [half-] brothers said to Him, “You should leave here and go to Judea so your disciples [there] can see the [supernatural] deeds you are performing. ⁴ For no one does things secretly if he wants to become known publicly. Since you are doing such things, show yourself to the world.”

¹² On the next day a large crowd that had come [to Jerusalem] for the Passover Festival heard that Jesus [also] was coming to Jerusalem. ¹³ [So], they took branches from palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting, “Hosanna [Note: See Matt. 21:9 for the meaning of this word], may He, the King of Israel, be praised, for He comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord!” ¹⁴ Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written [Zech. 9:9], ¹⁵ “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion [i.e., people of Jerusalem]. Look, the King is coming [to you]; He [will be] riding on a donkey’s colt.”

³⁶ Jesus answered him, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it did, then my servants [i.e., disciples] would fight to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But now my kingdom does not belong here.” [i.e., Jesus’ kingdom was not based on physical, but spiritual principles].

¹³ And no created being is hidden from God’s sight, but everything is laid bare and is openly visible to the eyes of God, to whom we must give account.