John 6:15 BSB — MannaFest

John 6:15

Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.

KJV

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

When Jesus perceived ... - They were satisfied by the miracle that he was the Messiah. They supposed that the Messiah was to be a temporal prince. They saw that Jesus was retiring, unambitious, and indisposed to assume the ensigns of office. They thought, therefore, that they would proclaim him as the long-expected king, and constrain him to assume the character and titles of an earthly prince. Men often attempt to dictate to God, and suppose that they understand what is right better than he does.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But, [2.] It was an irregular zeal; for First, It was grounded upon a mistake concerning the nature of Christ's kingdom, as if it were to be of this world, and he must appear with outward pomp, a crown on his head, and an army at his foot; such a king as this they would make him, which was as great a disparagement to his glory as it would be to lacquer gold or paint a ruby.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: John (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1869)

At once He departed, and left them. He wanted no such honors as these. He had come, "not to be ministered unto, but, to minister and to give his life a ransom for many." (Matt. 20:28.) We see the same spirit and frame of mind all through our Lord's earthly ministry. From His cradle to His grave He was "clothed with humility." (1 Pet. 5:5.) He was born of a poor woman, and spent the first thirty years of His life in a carpenter's house at Nazareth. He was followed by poor companions—many of them no better than fishermen.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
γνοὺς	gnous	having known	G1097 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
μέλλουσιν	mellousin	they are about	G3195 →
ἔρχεσθαι	erchesthai	to come	G2064 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἁρπάζειν	harpazein	to seize	G726 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ποιήσωσιν	poiēsōsin	they may make	G4160 →
βασιλέα	basilea	king	G935 →
ἀνεχώρησεν	anechōrēsen	withdrew	G402 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ὄρος	oros	mountain	G3735 →
αὐτὸς	autos	Himself	G846 →
μόνος.¶	monos	alone.	G3441 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 19:38
“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
leads to
- Matthew 21:9
  The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 9:9
  Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…
- Luke 13:35
  Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
- Psalms 118:22–26
  The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
- Mark 11:9–10
  The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Through
John 18:36
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
leads to
- Luke 17:20–21
  When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
- Colossians 1:12–14
  giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
Through
Mark 11:9
The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
leads to
- Psalms 118:25–26
  O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper!