John 6:19
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When they had rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh to the ship. And they were afraid.

had rowed.

Ezekiel 27:26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the south wind hath broken thee in the heart of the sea.

Jonah 1:13 And he said to them: take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

Mark 6:47,48 And when it was late, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone on the land. . . .

furlongs.

John 11:18 (Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)

Luke 24:13 And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.

Revelation 14:20 And the press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the press, up to the horses' bridles, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Revelation 21:16 And the city lieth in a four-square: and the length thereof is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs: and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal.

walking.

John 14:18 I will not leave you orphans: I will come to you.

Job 9:8 Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and walketh upon the waves of the sea.

Psalm 29:10 The Lord maketh the flood to dwell: and the Lord shall sit king for ever.

Psalm 93:4 With the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high.

Matthew 14:25,26 And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea. . . .

Mark 6:49 But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out.

Luke 24:36-39 Now, whilst they were speaking these things, Jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them: Peace be to you. It is I: Fear not. . . .

Context
Jesus Walks on Water
18And the sea arose, by reason of a great wind that blew. 19When they had rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh to the ship. And they were afraid. 20But he saith to them: It is I. Be not afraid.…
Cross References
Luke 9:42
And as he was coming to him, the devil threw him down and tore him.

John 6:18
And the sea arose, by reason of a great wind that blew.

John 6:20
But he saith to them: It is I. Be not afraid.

Lexicon
[When]
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

they had rowed
Ἐληλακότες (Elēlakotes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1643: (a) trans: I drive (on), propel, (b) intrans: I row. A prolonged form of a primary verb of uncertain affinity; to push.

about
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

three or four miles,
εἴκοσι (eikosi)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1501: Twenty. Of uncertain affinity; a score.

they saw
θεωροῦσιν (theōrousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).

Jesus
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

approaching
γινόμενον (ginomenon)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

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

boat,
πλοίου (ploiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

walking
περιπατοῦντα (peripatounta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

on
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sea—
θαλάσσης (thalassēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2281: Probably prolonged from hals; the sea.

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

they were terrified.
ἐφοβήθησαν (ephobēthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5399: From phobos; to frighten, i.e. to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e. Revere.


Additional Translations
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.

Therefore, having rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were frightened.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the ship: and they were afraid.

When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.

Having rowed then about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they see Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the ship; and they were frightened.

When therefore they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the boat: and they were afraid.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh to the boat: and they were afraid.

When, however, they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water and coming near the boat.

When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty stadia, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid.

having pushed onwards, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and coming nigh to the boat, and they were afraid;
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