John 6:20 BSB — MannaFest

John 6:20

But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

KJV

But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

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Commentary

1 voice

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on John (1274)

Secondly, we see Christ encouraging them against two dangers. First, they are encouraged against the danger to the faith in their intellect when he says, It is I, to eliminate their doubts: "Look at my hands and my feet! It is really me" (Lk 24:39). …

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

It is I; be not afraid--Matthew (Mt 14:27) and Mark (Mr 6:50) give before these exhilarating words, that to them well-known one, "Be of good cheer!"

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
λέγει	legei	He says	G3004 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
ἐγώ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
εἰμι,	eimi	am [He],	G1510 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
φοβεῖσθε.	phobeisthe	do fear.	G5399 →

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

G5399phobeisthedo fear.95×

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
Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
leads to
- Joshua 1:9
  Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Isaiah 43:1–2
  Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Romans 8:31
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:6–8
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Philippians 4:13
  I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Through
Isaiah 44:8
Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
leads to
- Isaiah 43:10
  “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed,…
- 1 Samuel 2:2
  There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Deuteronomy 4:35
  You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him.