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<a href="/esv/john/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then they were glad to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading. <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/kjv/john/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. <a href="/nkjv/john/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. <a href="/nasb_/john/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So they were willing to take Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/nasb/john/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/nasb77/john/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> They were willing therefore to receive Him into the boat; and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/lsb/john/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/amp/john/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then they were willing to take Him on board the boat, and immediately the boat reached the [shore of the] land to which they were going. <a href="/csb/john/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they were willing to take him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading. <a href="/hcsb/john/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they were willing to take Him on board, and at once the boat was at the shore where they were heading. <a href="/asv/john/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. <a href="/cev/john/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The disciples wanted to take him into the boat, but suddenly the boat reached the shore where they were headed. <a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. <a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So they were willing to help Jesus into the boat. Immediately, the boat reached the shore where they were going. <a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then they willingly took him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached land at the place they were heading for. <a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they were glad to take him on board, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going. <a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading. <a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading. <a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. <a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then they willingly received him into the boat: and immediately the boat was at the land whither they were going. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then they were willing to take Him on board; and in a moment the boat reached the shore at the point to which they were going. <a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a> They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat. Immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> they were willing then to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land to which they were going. <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Then they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> they were willing then to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat came unto the land to which they were going. <a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Then they wished to take him into the ship: and the ship was quickly at land to which they retired.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They were willing therefore to take him into the ship; and presently the ship was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, they were willing to receive him into the boat. But immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a> They wanted to take him into the boat, but the boat immediately arrived at the shore to which they were heading. <a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So they wanted to receive him into the boat; but soon the boat reached the land to which they were going. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they wanted to receive him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at that land to which they were going.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then they willingly received him into the ship; and immediately the ship was at the land to which they were going.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Then they wished to receive Him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then they desired to take him into the vessel: and instantly the vessel was at the land whither they were going.<CM> <a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then they readily received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they were bound. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then they were willing to take Him on board; and in a moment the boat reached the shore at the point to which they were going. <a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> They were willing, therefore, to receive Him into the boat; and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going. <a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> They desired therefore to take Him into the ship: and immediately the vessel was at the land to which they were going. <a href="/parallel/john/6-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1866" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Jesus Walks on Water</a> …20But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: ēthelon (V-IIA-3P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">they were willing</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labein (V-ANA) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">to take</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4143.htm" title="4143: ploion (N-ANS) -- A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.">boat,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2112.htm" title="2112: eutheōs (Adv) -- Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.">at once</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4143.htm" title="4143: ploion (N-NNS) -- A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.">boat</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">reached</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1093.htm" title="1093: gēs (N-GFS) -- Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.">shore</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">where</a> <a href="/greek/5217.htm" title="5217: hypēgon (V-IIA-3P) -- To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.">they were heading.</a> 22The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/14-32.htm">Matthew 14:32-33</a> And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. / Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!” <a href="/mark/6-51.htm">Mark 6:51-52</a> Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded, / for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened. <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/john/2-11.htm">John 2:11</a> Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. <a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8-9</a> Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/john/20-19.htm">John 20:19</a> It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them. <a href="/john/20-26.htm">John 20:26</a> Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a> The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” <a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a> “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Psalm 107:29-30</a> He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed. / They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired. <a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a> When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. <a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21-22</a> Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. <a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Joshua 3:15-17</a> Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. / The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan. <a href="/2_kings/2-8.htm">2 Kings 2:8</a> And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land where they went.they willingly.<a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">Psalm 24:7-10</a> Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in… <a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4</a> It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.<a href="/matthew/14-32.htm">Matthew 14:32,33</a> And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-17.htm">Board</a> <a href="/john/6-19.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/john/5-35.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/luke/9-53.htm">Heading</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/21-36.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/john/4-47.htm">Point</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/mark/9-39.htm">Readily</a> <a href="/john/6-7.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Received</a> <a href="/john/6-19.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/john/6-1.htm">Shore</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/john/3-8.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/john/5-35.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/hosea/5-11.htm">Willingly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-22.htm">Board</a> <a href="/john/6-22.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/john/8-56.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Heading</a> <a href="/john/13-30.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/john/18-27.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/john/7-25.htm">Point</a> <a href="/john/11-32.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Readily</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/9-11.htm">Received</a> <a href="/john/21-3.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/john/21-4.htm">Shore</a> <a href="/john/13-30.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/john/13-30.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/john/7-35.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/john/7-17.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Willingly</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div>1. <a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a> 15. <a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a> 16. <a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 26. <a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a> 32. <a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a> 66. <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a> 68. <a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a> 70. <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then they were willing to take Him into the boat This phrase highlights the disciples' initial fear and subsequent acceptance of Jesus. The context is the miraculous event of Jesus walking on water, which follows the feeding of the 5,000. The disciples' willingness to take Jesus into the boat signifies a moment of faith and recognition of His divine authority. This act can be seen as a metaphor for accepting Christ into one's life, reflecting the broader theme of faith and trust in Jesus. The Sea of Galilee, where this event occurs, is known for sudden storms, symbolizing life's challenges that can only be calmed by Jesus' presence.and at once the boat reached the shore This phrase indicates the miraculous nature of the event. The immediate arrival at the shore suggests divine intervention, emphasizing Jesus' control over nature and time. This miracle parallels other instances where Jesus demonstrates His power over creation, such as calming the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>). It also reflects the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's dominion over the earth (<a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9</a>). The sudden arrival can be seen as a type of the believer's journey, where faith in Christ leads to the ultimate destination of eternal life.where they were heading This phrase underscores the purpose and direction provided by Jesus. The disciples had a destination, and with Jesus' presence, they reached it safely and swiftly. This can be interpreted as a spiritual lesson about the guidance and assurance that comes from following Christ. It also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's people being led to their promised destination, reminiscent of the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. The phrase suggests that with Jesus, believers are assured of reaching their spiritual goals and fulfilling God's plan for their lives.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> Central figure in this passage, demonstrating His divine authority and power over nature. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> Followers of Jesus who were in the boat, experiencing fear and uncertainty before Jesus' intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_boat.htm">The Boat</a> The vessel carrying the disciples across the Sea of Galilee, symbolizing the journey of faith. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea_of_galilee.htm">The Sea of Galilee</a> The body of water where this miraculous event took place, often a setting for Jesus' teachings and miracles. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_shore.htm">The Shore</a> Represents the destination and fulfillment of the journey, reached miraculously after Jesus enters the boat.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_presence_in_times_of_fear.htm">Divine Presence in Times of Fear</a> Just as Jesus calmed the disciples' fears by His presence, believers can find peace in knowing that Christ is with them in life's storms. <a href="/topical/i/immediate_deliverance.htm">Immediate Deliverance</a> The instant arrival at the shore signifies that Jesus can bring swift resolution and peace to our troubled situations. <a href="/topical/w/willingness_to_receive_christ.htm">Willingness to Receive Christ</a> The disciples' willingness to take Jesus into the boat is a metaphor for inviting Him into our lives, allowing His power to work in us. <a href="/topical/f/faith_overcomes_fear.htm">Faith Overcomes Fear</a> The disciples' transition from fear to faith illustrates the transformative power of trusting in Jesus. <a href="/topical/m/miraculous_provision.htm">Miraculous Provision</a> This event is a reminder of Jesus' ability to provide for our needs, both physical and spiritual, in unexpected ways.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) Then they willingly received him.--This is doubtless correct as an interpretation, but it is too full for a translation. The Greek cannot mean more than, "Then they were willing to receive Him." They are re-assured by His voice, and their fears cease. That they did receive Him into the ship is stated by St. Matthew and St. Mark, and is implied here. That the words may mean more than a "wish" to receive Him is shown by St. John's usage in <a href="/john/1-44.htm" title="Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.">John 1:44</a>; <a href="/john/5-35.htm" title="He was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.">John 5:35</a>; <a href="/john/8-34.htm" title="Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.">John 8:34</a>.And immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.--Better, . . . whither they were going. It follows from <a href="/john/6-19.htm" title="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.">John 6:19</a> that they were at this time about half-way across the lake--i.e., from two to three miles from the shore. No such explanation as that they were near the shore, but in the darkness and confusion of the storm did not know it, is consistent with the plain meaning of these definite words. On the other hand, it is not necessary to suppose that St. John here adds the narrative of another miracle. Where all was miraculous this may well, indeed, have been thought so too; but the analogy of the miracles of our Lord does not lead us to expect the use of divine power to accomplish what was within the reach of human effort. It would on this supposition be difficult to understand why the earlier Gospels omit what would surely have seemed to be among the greatest miracles, and why St. John mentions it only in a passing sentence. The words appear rather to contrast the ease and rapidity with which the second half of the voyage was accomplished in His presence, before which the winds and waves were hushed into a calm, and their fears and doubts passed into courage and hope; with the first half, when the sea kept rising, and a strong wind kept blowing, and they rowed against it for five-and-twenty or thirty furlongs. The word rendered "immediately"--which is more exactly our straight-way--may find its full meaning in the straight line of the boat's after-course, as contrasted with its being tossed hither and thither during the storm. The whole context seems to find its full meaning in the sense of difficulty and danger before our Lord was received into the boat, and in the sense of safety and peace afterwards. The Psalmist of the English Christian Year has expressed this in familiar words--"Thou Framer of the light and dark,Steer through the tempest Thine own ark; . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - Then they were willing to receive him into the ship: and straightway the ship was at the land whither they were going. Some expositors, who find discrepancy between this statement and that of the synoptists, say, "they were willing, but did not do it," because the vessel is said by some remarkable process to have been miraculously propelled to the shore (so Lucke, Meyer). There are many passages, however, where a similar expression is used, and where no doubt arises that that which the actors were willing to do they actually did (see <a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Mark 12:38</a>; certainly scribes were not only willing to, but actually did, wear long robes). Chrysostom felt this difficulty, and actually proposed to read η΅λθον instead of ἤθελον, which would remove the difficulty; and א veritably contains this reading, but it has every appearance of an unauthorized correction. The imperfect tense implies a lengthened willingness supervening on fear and outcry - a willingness or wish increased by the sound of his voice, following his first action, his apparent resolve to pass by them; and, still more, by the incident described in Matthew's Gospel, of Peter's desire to display the strength of his faith and the eminence of his position among the twelve. This occupied time, during which the wind may have been bearing them briskly in their true direction. They willed, wished, to take him into the ship, and did so, and the calm supervened as described in Matthew and Mark. Their wish is not frustrated by the fact now mentioned, but accompanied by it. "Straightway," etc. Most expositors confess this to be an additional miracle, that the twenty furlongs or thereabouts (two miles and a half) were suddenly traversed and miraculously abolished. There would be a greater miracle in this than in the two events which preceded. The annihilation of space and time is the obliteration of the very categories of thought, and would, if conveyed by the statement, suggest a stupendous and, so far as we can see, a useless portent. It would strongly tempt us to accept the rationalistic interpretation. Αὐθέως does not always mean "instantaneously," but simply that the next thing to notice or observe was the fact described. Take <a href="/mark/1-21.htm">Mark 1:21, 29</a>. It does not mean that any miraculous rapidity characterized the movement of Christ to the house of Simon and Andrew (<a href="/mark/4-17.htm">Mark 4:17</a>; <a href="/galatians/1-16.htm">Galatians 1:16</a> 3John 14 <a href="/john/13-32.htm">John 13:32</a>; and many other passages). The author of the "Christian Year" has consecrated in sweet lines the supposed addition to the miracle - "Thou Framer of the light and dark, Steer through the tempest thine own ark; Amid the howling wintry sea, We are in port, if we have thee." But there are so many ways in which this "straightway" may be reconciled with an ordinary disembarkation, that there is no necessity to regard it as implied in John's narrative. John so often leaves gaps unfilled in his chronology and horology that no peat emphasis need be laid upon the annihilation (save in his adoring thought) of the hour before the dawn. <a href="/commentaries/john/6-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. they were willing ἤθελον (ēthelon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to take λαβεῖν (labein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4143.htm">Strong's 4143: </a> A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. at once εὐθέως (eutheōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2112.htm">Strong's 2112: </a> Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. boat πλοῖον (ploion) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4143.htm">Strong's 4143: </a> A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel. reached ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. shore γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1093.htm">Strong's 1093: </a> Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. where ἣν (hēn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. they were heading. ὑπῆγον (hypēgon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5217.htm">Strong's 5217: </a> To go away, depart, begone, die. 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