John 6:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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  • Mark 6:47-49 : 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,
  • Job 9:8 : 8 he alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea;
  • Ps 93:4 : 4 Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the LORD sits enthroned in majesty.
  • Ezek 27:26 : 26 Your rowers have brought you into surging waters. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
  • Jonah 1:13 : 13 Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.
  • Matt 14:25-26 : 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.
  • Ps 29:10 : 10 The LORD sits enthroned over the engulfing waters, the LORD sits enthroned as the eternal king.
  • Luke 24:36-39 : 36 Jesus Makes a Final Appearance While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.” 37 But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 Then he said to them,“Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet; it’s me! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones like you see I have.”
  • John 11:18 : 18 (Now Bethany was less than two miles from Jerusalem,
  • John 14:18 : 18 “I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
  • Rev 14:20 : 20 Then the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses’ bridles for a distance of almost two hundred miles.
  • Rev 21:16 : 16 Now the city is laid out as a square, its length and width the same. He measured the city with the measuring rod at fourteen hundred miles(its length and width and height are equal).
  • Luke 24:13 : 13 Jesus Walks the Road to Emmaus Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 6:20-22
    3 verses
    87%

    20But he said to them,“It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    21Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.

    22The 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 6:47-51
    5 verses
    86%

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

    48He 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.

    49When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

    50for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

    51Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

  • Matt 14:24-27
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    85%

    24Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

    25As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

    26When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said,“It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.

    27But immediately Jesus spoke to them:“Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

  • John 6:16-18
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    83%

    16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

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

    18By now a strong wind was blowing and the sea was getting rough.

  • Mark 4:35-41
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    35Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”

    36So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

    37Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him,“Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

    39So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,“Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.

    40And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

    41They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

  • Matt 14:29-30
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    29So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

    30But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out,“Lord, save me!”

  • Luke 8:22-25
    4 verses
    77%

    22Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

    23and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.

    24They came and woke him, saying,“Master, Master, we are about to die!” So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.

    25Then he said to them,“Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another,“Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!”

  • Mark 6:53-54
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    77%

    53Healing the Sick After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there.

    54As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus.

  • Jonah 1:12-13
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    12He said to them,“Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that the sea will calm down for you, because I know it’s my fault you are in this severe storm.”

    13Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.

  • Matt 8:26-27
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    77%

    26But he said to them,“Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

    27And the men were amazed and said,“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

  • Matt 8:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23Stilling of a Storm As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

    24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.

  • Matt 14:32-34
    3 verses
    76%

    32When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.

    33Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying,“Truly you are the Son of God.”

    34After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.

  • John 21:8
    76%

    8Meanwhile the other disciples came with the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

  • Luke 5:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets started to tear.

    7So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.

  • John 21:6
    75%

    6He told them,“Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they threw the net, and were not able to pull it in because of the large number of fish.

  • Luke 24:37
    74%

    37But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

  • John 6:24
    74%

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

  • Luke 5:9
    74%

    9For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

  • John 21:4
    74%

    4When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

  • Acts 27:28
    73%

    28They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

  • John 6:1
    73%

    1The 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).

  • Mark 5:21
    73%

    21Restoration and Healing When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.