John 6:22
What does John 6:22 mean?
A plain-English look at John 6:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What John 6:22 means
The next day the crowd on the other side realizes only one boat had been there and that Jesus did not depart with His disciples. They notice the discrepancy and begin to piece together that something unusual has happened. Their curiosity keeps them near the place where the bread was multiplied. John’s note shows the crowd’s fixation on Jesus’s movements—seeking Him for further provision. The observation underscores that His crossing to the other side was not ordinary travel. Though they do not yet know how He went, their search will bring them to Capernaum and into a challenging conversation.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone
KJV
King James Version · 1611The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples went away alone
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The day after, the people who were on the other side of the sea saw that only one small boat had been there, that Jesus had not gone in that boat with the disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862On the morrow, the multitude that was standing on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little boat there except one--that into which his disciples entered--and that Jesus went not in with his disciples into the little boat, but his disciples went away alone,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other ship there but one: and that Jesus had not entered into the ship with his disciples, but that his disciples were gone away alone.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890On the morrow the crowd which stood on the other side of the sea, having seen that there was no other little ship there except that into which his disciples had got, and that Jesus had not gone with his disciples into the ship, but [that] his disciples had gone away alone;
Context
This verse shifts back to the crowd after the night on the sea. It links the previous miracle to the new setting by explaining why the people start seeking Jesus across the lake. Parenthetical information about boats arriving from Tiberias follows, accounting for how the crowd can travel. This sets up their arrival in Capernaum, their question to Jesus, and His direct confrontation of their motives.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 14:22
And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.
- John 6:15
Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
- John 6:2
And a great multitude followed him, because they beheld the signs which he did on them that were sick.
- Mark 6:45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.
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