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Matthew 14:22

What does Matthew 14:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 14:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 14:22 means

Immediately after the feeding, Jesus compelled His disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side of the sea. This urgent instruction suggests a need for them to depart while He remained to dismiss the large crowds. His constraint indicates a deliberate purpose, perhaps to ensure their obedience and to create a time of solitude for Himself after the intense ministry. This act sets the stage for a nighttime journey and a further display of His divine power.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And forthwith Jesus obliged his disciples to go up into the boat, and to go before him over the water, till he dismissed the people.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before him to the other side, until he should have dismissed the crowds.

Context

This verse immediately follows the conclusion of the feeding of the five thousand, marking a rapid transition. Jesus' urgent command for the disciples to embark sets them apart from the crowds and initiates a new phase of the narrative, leading to their journey across the sea. This departure is crucial for understanding the subsequent events of Jesus walking on water and the disciples' encounter with the storm.

v.21And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

v.22This passage

v.23And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 15:39

    And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

  • 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.

  • 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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