of the fishes. John also uses éyéuucap, filled, for they took up, or were taken up, of the Synoptists.
Five barley loaves. A detail peculiar to John, emphasizing the identity of the fragments with the original loaves.
Unto them that had eaten (BeSpaxdow). Only here in the New Testament.
14. That should come (6 épxdpuevos). Lit., the one comang. Rev., that cometh. Vy. 15-21. Compare Matt. xiv. 22-386; Mark vi. 45-52.
15. Would come (uérrovew epyecIar). Lit., are about to come.
Take by force (dpmdfew). See on Matt. xi. 12. A king. Better, as Rev., king ; over themselves.
Himself alone (adrés pdvos). Matthew has car’ idStav, pri- vately, and both Matthew and Mark add, to pray.
16. Even (dia). An adjective; dyios, late, with dpa, hour, understood.
17. Ship (aoiov). Rev., boat. See on Luke v. 2. The best texts omit the article.
Went (ipxovto). The imperfect, were going. So Rev. Capernaum. Mark has Bethsaida.
It was now dark (cxoria 48n éyeyover). Lit., darkness had already come on. On darkness, see on i. 5.
18. Arose (dunyeipero). It is lamentable how the A. V. misses the graphic force of these imperfects. Rev., rightly, was rising. Lit., was beng awakened. The imperfects convey the sense of gathering danger, and throw into stronger relief the
fact of Jesus’ appearance. They were going ; the darkness had already fallen, the sea was rising, and Jesus had not yet come.
That blew (mvéovtos). Lit., blowing. That was blowing would be better. John’s narrative at this point is more detailed and graphic than the others.
19. Had rowed (€AnAaxdres). Lit., had driven or propelled (the boat).
Five and twenty, etc. The lake being about forty fur- longs, six miles, at its broadest, they had gone only a little more than half-way.
They see (Sewpotar). Rev., behold; with an intent gaze. See oni. 18. Both Luke and John use this word frequently.
Drawing nigh. Lit., becoming nigh. Wyc., to be made next to the boat. Mark adds, He would have passed by them, and Luke that they thought Him a phantom.
21. They willingly received (#3edov rAaBetv). Wrong. Rev., correctly, they were willing to receive; after being re- assured by His voice. The imperfect denotes a continuous state of feeling, not a mere impulsive and temporary wish.
Immediately (ed3éws). Whether Jesus actually entered the boat or not, John does not say. The more natural inference is that he did. Both Matthew and Mark say so. Their immedi- ate and miraculous arrival at the shore was simultaneous either with their entertaining the wish to receive Him, or with His actually coming on board. Only John mentions this incident. ' Matthew and Mark say that the wind ceased.
They went (i7fyov). Imperfect: were going. Lit., were going away. The verb has the sense of retiring from some- thing. Compare ver. 67; vii. 33, on which see note; xii. 11; xviii. 8.