Soοὖνwhenὅτεthe crowdὁ ὄχλοςsawεἶδενthatὅτιJesusἸησοῦςwas notοὐκ ἔστινthere,ἐκεῖnorοὐδὲhis disciples,οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦthey themselvesαὐτοὶgotἐνέβησανintoεἰςthe boatsτὰ πλοιάριαandκαὶcameἦλθονtoεἰςCapernaum,Καφαρναοὺμlooking forζητοῦντεςJesus.τὸν Ἰησοῦν
John 6:24
Study it in the app“So 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.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:24, word by word
- the crowdὄχλοςochlos
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlos” appears- sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- was notἔστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- gotἐνέβησανenebēsan
get into (a boat)
Get into (a boat), embark.
Where else “enebēsan” appears- the boatsπλοιάριαploiaria
small boat
Small boat.
Where else “ploiaria” appears- cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoum
Capernaum
See it on the mapWhere else “Kapharnaoum” appears- looking forζητοῦντεςzētountes
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētountes” appears
Places in this verse
Capernaum
Today: Capernaum (Tell Hum) ruins, Israel
A town on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Jesus left Nazareth and settled in Capernaum (Matt 4:13). He taught in its synagogue and healed many there (John 6:59; Luke 7:1).
The context
23However, boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
24 · This verse (above)
25And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
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?