John 6:25

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 6:25-27

John 6:25-27. When they had found him on the other side Namely, in the synagogue of Capernaum, as appears from John 6:59; they said unto him As soon as the worship was over, and even before they quitted the place; Rabbi, when camest thou hither? They ask this question because, as Jesus did not go on the preceding evening with his disciples, they expected to have found him on the other side of the sea, and could not conceive when he could come, or what imaginable means he could have of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 6:22-59

67. The bread of life (John 6:22-59)Many Jews were determined to find Jesus and make him king. Although he had escaped from them after the feeding of the multitude, they were out the next day looking for him (John 6:22-24).Jesus knew that these people wanted him to be king not because they felt any spiritual need, but because they thought he had magical powers that could supply all their daily needs. He urged them not to think just of physical and temporal blessings, but to seek the spiritual... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 6:25

the other side . The western. In John 6:22 , the eastern. Rabbi . See App-98 . camest Thou hither = hast Thou got here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 6:25

And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?They were burning up with curiosity as to how Jesus had eluded them; but he did not give them an answer, moving at once to correct their spiritual condition. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 6:25

25. when they had found him on the other side—at Capernaum. they said, c.—astonished at His being there, and wondering how He could have accomplished it, whether by land or water, and when He came for being quite unaware of His having walked upon the sea and landed with the disciples in the ship, they could not see how, unless He had travelled all night round the head of the lake alone, He could have reached Capernaum, and even then, how He could have arrived before themselves. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:22-25

The people’s search for Jesus 6:22-25The multitude on the "other side" must have been near the northeast shore where Jesus had fed the 5,000 south of Bethsaida. They were across the lake from the northwestern shore where Jesus and the disciples now were, in Capernaum. They could not figure out where Jesus could have gone. The disciples had left in one boat without Jesus. There was only one other boat still there. Jesus had not used it to leave the area. While they waited for Jesus to appear,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 6:22-59

3. The bread of life discourse 6:22-59Jesus proceeded to clarify His identity by teaching the crowds and His disciples. He did so by developing the figure of the Bread of Life, which He claimed to be. Jesus used the feeding of the 5,000 as a basis for explaining His identity to the multitudes. He compared Himself to bread."Again, it was a ministry of ’grace and truth’ (John 1:17). In grace, our Lord fed the hungry people; but in truth, He gave them the Word of God." [Note: Wiersbe, 1:310.] read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - John 6:1-71

The Bread of LifeJohn 6:1 to John 7:1. Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The Apostles stand firm.Returning from Jerusalem, our Lord met the Apostles somewhere on the W. of the lake (perhaps at Capernaum), and heard their report of their mission (Luke 9:10). He then spent about a fortnight preaching and healing the sick (John 6:2), and afterwards, seeking retirement, sailed with them to a desert place on the NE. coast... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - John 6:25

(25) Rabbi, when camest thou hither?—This discourse took place in the synagogue at Capernaum (John 6:59). They are amazed to find Him here. When and how could He have come? He had not gone in the boat with the disciples, and no other boats had crossed but those in which they themselves came. On the title Rabbi, see Note on John 1:38. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - John 6:1-71

The Gospel Feast John 6:5 I. From the beginning, the greatest rite of religion has been a feast; the partaking of God's bounties, in the way of nature, has been consecrated to a more immediate communion with God Himself. For instance, when Isaac was weaned, Abraham 'made a great feast,' and then it was that Sarah prophesied: 'Cast out this bondwoman and her son,' she said, prophesying the introduction of the spirit, grace, and truth which the Gospel contains, instead of the bondage of the... read more

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