Matthew 14:22
New International Version
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd.

New Living Translation
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.

English Standard Version
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

Berean Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

Berean Literal Bible
And immediately He compelled the disciples to enter into the boat and to go before Him to the other side, until He would have dismissed the crowds.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

New American Standard Bible
Immediately afterward He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.

NASB 1995
Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.

NASB 1977
And immediately He made the disciples get into the boat, and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

Legacy Standard Bible
Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.

Amplified Bible
Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.

Christian Standard Bible
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And at once he compelled his disciples to embark the ship and to go before him to the other side while he sent the crowds away.

Contemporary English Version
At once, Jesus made his disciples get into a boat and start back across the lake. But he stayed until he had sent the crowds away.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side ahead of him while he sent the people away.

Good News Translation
Then Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people away.

International Standard Version
Jesus immediately had the disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side ahead of him, while he sent the crowds away.

Literal Standard Version
And immediately Jesus constrained His disciples to go into the boat, and to go before Him to the other side, until He might let away the multitudes;

Majority Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

New American Bible
Then he made the disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

NET Bible
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dispersed the crowds.

New Revised Standard Version
Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

New Heart English Bible
And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away.

Webster's Bible Translation
And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a boat, and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

Weymouth New Testament
Immediately afterwards He made the disciples go on board the boat and cross to the opposite shore, leaving Him to dismiss the people.

World English Bible
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

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Context
Jesus Walks on Water
21About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children. 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. 23After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,…

Cross References
Matthew 14:21
About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

Mark 6:45
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

John 6:15
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.

Acts 18:5
And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Jesus.

Mark 6:45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

while.

Matthew 13:36
Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

Matthew 15:39
And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

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Matthew 14
1. Herod's opinion of Jesus.
3. Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded.
13. Jesus departs into a solitary place,
15. where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes.
22. He walks on the sea to his disciples;
34. and landing at Gennesaret,
35. heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment.














(22) Straightway Jesus constrained his disciples.--St. John narrates more fully the impression made by the miracle. It led those who witnessed it to the conclusion that "this was the Prophet that should come into the world." They sought to seize Him and make Him a king against His will (John 6:14-15), and He, shrinking from that form of sovereignty, withdrew from His disciples, dismissed the multitude, and on the mountain height passed the night in prayer. The disciples at His bidding were crossing to the other side to Bethsaida (Mark 6:45)--i.e., to the town of that name on the western shore of the lake near Capernaum (John 6:17). It was, we may reverently say, as if in this unwonted stir of popular excitement--not against Him, but in His favour--this nearness to a path of earthly greatness instead of that which led onward to the cross, He saw something like a renewal of the temptation in the wilderness, needing special communion with His Father, that He might once again resist and overcome it. And once again, therefore, He desired to pass through the conflict alone, as afterwards in Gethsemane, with no human eye to witness the temptation or the victory.

Verses 22-33. - Christ's power over the elements. He walks on the water and stays the storm. St. Peter's attempt to walk on the water is successful so long as he exercises faith on Christ. Jesus receives homage as Messiah. Parallel passages: Mark 6:45-52; John 6:15-21. It is strange that the incident of St. Peter is recorded in Matthew only, and not in Mark, for it serves to emphasize what is a leading thought of the preceding narrative, even in Mark, viz. the power that believers receive by virtue of faith on Christ (vers. 16, 19). With Christ in the boat, difficulties cease (ver. 32); they that believe on him can triumph as he did (vers. 28-31; cf. the thought of John 14:19, end). For St. John's purpose the mention of St. Peter was not necessary; since, by way of introduction to the following discourse, be desired rather to familiarize his readers with the idea of Christ's body being triumphant over earthly limitations (cf. ver. 19, note). Verse 22. - And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples. It was not their wish to leave him, especially when the multitudes seemed likely to elect him king (John 6:15). But from the temptation to side with the multitudes our Lord desired now to shield them. Separation and physical work (ver. 24) would calm their excitement, and the object lesson that their Master already ruled over wind and sea would lead them to more perfect trust in his methods. Another reason for his sending them forward may have been that they should use the failing light; and yet another, that he himself desired time for prayer. To get into a ship; a boat (ἐμβῆναι εἰς πλοῖον); cf. Matthew 8:23 (the boat, Revised Version, reading εἰς τὸ πλοῖον). And to go before him (προάγειν αὐτόν: Matthew 2:9; Matthew 21:9). For he would follow. He fulfilled his promise much more literally than they anticipated. Unto the other side. "Unto Bethsaida" (Mark); "unto Capernaum" (John). Probably they landed at the western Bethsaida (ver. 13, note), in Gennesaret (ver. 34), and went on to Capernaum, where our Lord again addressed the people (John 6:24-26). While he sent - till he should send (Revised Version); ἕως οῦ ἀπολύσῃ, Matthew 13:33 - the multitudes away. Why should this take up time? Why did he not dismiss them then and there? Possibly they were too eager to carry out their own plans on his behalf to attend to only one expression of his wish.

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Greek
Immediately
εὐθέως (eutheōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

[Jesus] made
ἠνάγκασεν (ēnankasen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 315: To force, compel, constrain, urge. From anagke; to necessitate.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

disciples
μαθητὰς (mathētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

get into
ἐμβῆναι (embēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 1684: To step in; I go onboard a ship, embark. From en and the base of basis; to walk on, i.e. Embark, reach.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

boat
πλοῖον (ploion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

go on ahead of
προάγειν (proagein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 4254: From pro and ago; to lead forward; intransitively, to precede (participle, previous).

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

other side,
πέραν (peran)
Adverb
Strong's 4008: Over, on the other side, beyond. Apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of peiro; through, i.e. Across.

while
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

He dismissed
ἀπολύσῃ (apolysē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crowds.
ὄχλους (ochlous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.


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