John 6:21 BSB — MannaFest

John 6:21

Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

KJV

Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 3 (444)

The Lord not only releases the voyagers from dangers, wondrously shining on them, but also frees them both from toil and sweat, by His God-befitting Power thrusting forward the ship on to the opposite shore. For they were expecting that by rowing on still, they should with difficulty be able to reach the end, but He releases them from these their toils, revealing Himself to them in a very little time the Worker of many miracles to their full assurance.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Then they willingly received him into the ship,.... When they knew who he was; and especially he was the more welcome, as they were in distress; and he able, as they well knew, to help them: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went; which was done, as Nonnus observes, by a divine motion; for not only the wind ceased, but another miracle was wrought; the ship was in an instant at the place whither they intended to go.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(1.) They welcomed Christ into the ship; they willingly received him. Note, Christ's absenting himself for a time is but so much the more to endear himself, at his return, to his disciples, who value his presence above any thing; see Cant. iii. (2.) Christ brought them safely to the shore: Immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Immediately the ship was at the land - How far they were from the place at which they landed, when our Lord came to them, we know not. But the evangelist seems to speak of their sudden arrival there as extraordinary and miraculous.

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

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἤθελον	ēthelon	They were willing	G2309 →
οὖν	oun	then	G3767 →
λαβεῖν	labein	to receive	G2983 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πλοῖον,	ploion	boat,	G4143 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εὐθέως	eutheōs	immediately	G2112 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	was	G1096 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πλοῖον	ploion	boat	G4143 →
ἐπὶ	epi	at	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γῆς	gēs	land	G1093 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
ἣν	hēn	which	G3739 →
ὑπῆγον.¶	hupēgon	they were going.	G5217 →

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
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
leads to
- Luke 12:36–37
  Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
- Revelation 19:9
  Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”
- John 14:21–23
  Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Matthew 24:33
  So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
- Song of Solomon 5:2–4
  I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with…
Through
Mark 6:51
Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
leads to
- Mark 4:39
  Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
- Psalms 93:3–4
  The floodwaters have risen, O LORD; the rivers have raised their voice; the seas lift up their pounding waves.
Through
Song of Solomon 3:4
I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the…
leads to
- Proverbs 8:17
  I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.