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However,ἀλλὰboatsπλοιάριαcameἦλθενfromἐκTiberiasΤιβεριάδοςnearἐγγὺςthe placeτοῦ τόπουwhereὅπουthey had eatenἔφαγονthe breadτὸν ἄρτονafter the Lordτοῦ κυρίουhad given thanks.εὐχαριστήσαντος
John 6:23
Study it in the app“However, boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:23, word by word
- boatsπλοιάριαploiaria
small boat
Small boat.
Where else “ploiaria” appears- cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- TiberiasΤιβεριάδοςTiberiados
Tiberias
See it on the mapWhere else “Tiberiados” appears- nearἐγγὺςengys
near
Near, close.
Where else “engys” appears- the placeτόπουtopou
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topou” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- they had eatenἔφαγονephagon
eat
Eat.
Where else “ephagon” appears- the breadἄρτονarton
bread
A piece of baked bread made from flour: the basic food.
Where else “arton” appears- after the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- had given thanksεὐχαριστήσαντοςeucharistēsantos
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistēsantos” appears
Places in this verse
The context
22The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there had been no other boat there except one, and that Jesus had not gone in with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had gone away alone.
23 · This verse (above)
24So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?