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Jesus Walks on Water

John 6:17

In 9 translations

BSB
got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
KJV
And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
WEB
They entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
ASV
and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
LSV
and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come to them,
YLT
and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come unto them,
DBY
and having gone on board ship, they went over the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not come to them,
DRC
And when they had gone up into a ship, they went over the sea to Capharnaum; and it was now dark, and Jesus was not come unto them.
GNV
And entred into a shippe, and went ouer the sea, towardes Capernaum: and nowe it was darke, and Iesus was not come to them.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read οὔπω (“not yet”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read οὐκ (“not”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὸ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Καφαρναούμ: Textus Receptus: Καπερναούμ.
  • Word order: Tyndale House place ἐληλύθει elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: εἰς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰς; Robinson–Pierpont add τὸ.
  • SBLGNT: οὔπω. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οὔπω; Robinson–Pierpont read οὐκ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐμβάντες εἰς πλοῖον ἤρχοντο πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς Καφαρναούμ. καὶ σκοτία ἤδη ἐγεγόνει καὶ οὔπω ἐληλύθει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς,
RP2018
καὶ ἐμβάντες εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ἤρχοντο πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς Καπερναούμ. Καὶ σκοτία ἤδη ἐγεγόνει, καὶ οὐκ ἐληλύθει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς.
TR-Boyd
καὶ ἐμβάντες εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ἤρχοντο πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς Καπερναούμ. Καὶ σκοτία ἤδη ἐγεγόνει, καὶ οὐκ ἐληλύθει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς.
SCR1894
και εμβαντες εις το πλοιον ηρχοντο περαν της θαλασσης εις καπερναουμ και σκοτια ηδη εγεγονει και ουκ εληλυθει προς αυτους ο ιησους

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ📍 Capernaum◆ Jesus Walks on Water

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 6:45Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  • John 6:24–25So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him. When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did…
  • John 4:46So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
  • John 2:12After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and His disciples, and they stayed there a few days.

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