John 6:19

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KJV King James Version

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

WEB World English Bible

When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.

ASV American Standard Version

When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

having pushed onwards, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming nigh to the boat, and they were afraid;

Surrounding context — John 6

16 And when even was [now] come, his disciples went down unto the sea,

17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

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

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

22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but [that] his disciples were gone away alone;

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Mark 6:47-49And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.Matthew 14:25-26And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.Psalm 93:4The LORD on high [is] mightier than the noise of many waters, [yea, than] the mighty waves of the sea.John 14:18I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.Job 9:8Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.Jonah 1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.Ezekiel 27:26Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.Luke 24:36-39And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.Psalm 29:10The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.Revelation 21:16And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.John 11:18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:Revelation 14:20And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.Luke 24:13And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs.

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