John 6:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Feeding of the Five Thousand After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee(also called the Sea of Tiberias).

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης τῆς Γαλιλαίας, τῆς Τιβεριάδος.

Transliteration

After tauta apēlthen the Iēsous beyond the thalassēs of Galilaias, of Tiberiados.

Grammar Details

• *Μετὰ*: preposition + accusative - after/behind
• *tauta*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these (things)
• *apēlthen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - departed/went away
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *peran*: adverb - beyond/across
• *thalassēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - sea
• *Galilaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee
• *Tiberiados*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Tiberias

Word Meanings

• *apēlthen*: departed/went away/left
• *thalassēs*: sea/lake
• *Tiberiados*: appositional genitive clarifying which sea

Referenced Verses

• Matt 4:18 : 18 The Call of the Disciples As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon(called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea(for they were fishermen).
• Luke 9:10-17 : 10 The Feeding of the Five Thousand When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida. 11 But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing. 12 Now the day began to draw to a close, so the twelve came and said to Jesus,“Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and food, because we are in an isolated place.” 13 But he said to them,“You give them something to eat.” They replied,“We have no more than five loaves and two fish– unless we go and buy food for all these people.” 14 (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 So they did as Jesus directed, and the people all sat down. 16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over was picked up– twelve baskets of broken pieces.
• John 21:1 : 1 Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples in Galilee After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Now this is how he did so.
• Luke 5:1 : 1 The Call of the Disciples Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
• John 6:23 : 23 Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
• Num 34:11 : 11 The border will run down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain, and the border will descend and reach the eastern side of the Sea of Kinnereth.
• Josh 12:3 : 3 His kingdom included the eastern rift valley from the Sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the rift valley(the Salt Sea), including the route to Beth Jeshimoth and the area southward below the slopes of Pisgah.
• Matt 14:13-21 : 13 The Feeding of the Five Thousand Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 When evening arrived, his disciples came to him saying,“This is an isolated place and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But he replied,“They don’t need to go. You give them something to eat.” 17 They said to him,“We have here only five loaves and two fish.” 18 “Bring them here to me,” he replied. 19 Then he instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full. 21 Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.
• Matt 15:29 : 29 Healing Many Others When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.
• Mark 6:31-44 : 31 He said to them,“Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while”(for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat). 32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place. 33 But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them. 34 As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things. 35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late. 36 Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.” 37 But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?” 38 He said to them,“How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said,“Five– and two fish.” 39 Then he directed them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they reclined in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full. 44 Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.