John 6:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

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  • John 18:36 : 36 Jesus replied,“My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.”
  • John 6:15-21 : 15 Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. 16 Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.) 18 By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough. 19 Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they caught sight of Jesus walking on the lake, approaching the boat, and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.” 21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.
  • John 7:3-4 : 3 So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing. 4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
  • Matt 14:22-33 : 22 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds. 23 And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. 24 Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it. 25 As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 28 Peter said to him,“Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.” 29 So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,“Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him,“You of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,“Truly you are the Son of God.”
  • Mark 6:45-52 : 45 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd. 46 After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray. 47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land. 48 He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them. 49 When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished, 52 because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
  • Mark 11:9 : 9 Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
  • Luke 19:38 : 38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
  • John 5:41 : 41 “I do not accept praise from people,
  • John 6:3 : 3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.
  • John 12:12-15 : 12 The Triumphal Entry The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout,“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!” 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, 15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!”
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

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  • Mark 6:45-47
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    45 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

    46 After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.

    47 When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

  • John 6:16-17
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    16 Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

    17 got into a boat, and started to cross the lake to Capernaum.(It had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.)

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    39 Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.

    40 Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

  • 7 Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

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    22 Walking on Water Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

    23 And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

  • 22 The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Mark 6:31-33
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    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.

  • 3 So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.

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    15 God’s Special Servant Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great crowds followed him, and he healed them all.

    16 But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

  • 42 The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

  • 14 Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

  • 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.

  • 16 Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.

  • 1 The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

  • John 6:24-25
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    24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

    25 Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?”

  • John 6:5-6
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    5 Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip,“Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?”

    6 (Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

  • 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.

  • 1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

  • 1 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

  • 46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

  • 3 he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.

  • 35 Praying and Preaching Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

  • 30 So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

  • 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.

  • 2 The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • 13 Appointing the Twelve Apostles Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

  • 1 The Beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.

  • John 6:66-67
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    66 Peter’s Confession After this many of his disciples quit following him and did not accompany him any longer.

    67 So Jesus said to the twelve,“You don’t want to go away too, do you?”

  • 1 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).

  • 35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said,“This is an isolated place and it is already very late.

  • 18 Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

  • 46 Then they took hold of him and arrested him.

  • 20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)

  • 44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

  • 20 Jesus and Beelzebul Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

  • 8 The disciples replied,“Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death! Are you going there again?”

  • 30 Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection They went out from there and passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,