Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- BSB Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- NKJV Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.
- NASB Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
- NLT Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
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- Matt 4:18Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Matt 5:1Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
- John 6:1After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
- Matt 15:29–31Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- Mark 7:31–37Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the middle of the region of Decapolis.
- Luke 5:1Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
- John 6:23However boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
- Matt 13:2Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
- Mark 1:16Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Josh 12:3and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
- Isa 9:1But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
- John 21:1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
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