After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
Parallel translations
- WEB After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
- BSB After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
- NKJV After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias.
- NASB After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).
- NLT After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee, also known as the Sea of Tiberias.
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Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called Tiberias. This sets the scene for the feeding of the multitude.
Overview
John shifts the setting to the eastern shore of the lake, naming it by its Roman designation as well. The move prepares for the next great sign. It marks the transition from the Jerusalem discourse to the feeding miracle and the bread of life teaching.
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- Mark 6:31–44And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
- John 6:23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
- Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
- Matt 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- John 21:1After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
- Num 34:11And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
- Matt 14:13–21When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
- Matt 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- Luke 9:10–17And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
- Josh 12:3And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
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