SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:17
y entrando en un navío, iban cruzando el mar hacia Capernaum. Y era ya oscuro, y Jess no había venido a ellos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 6:17
Verse 17. Toward Capernaum.] St. Mark says, Mark vi. 45, that our Lord commanded them to go along to Bethsaida; and in the course of the history we find they got neither to Bethsaida nor Capernaum, but landed in the country of Genesaret: Matthew xiv. 34. Our Lord seems to have desired them to go either to Bethsaida or Capernaum, which were only a very few miles distant, and on the same side of the sea. The reason why they could reach neither was the storm which the evangelists say rose at the time, and the wind being contrary: the storm being probably excited by the prince of the power of the air. Capernaum lay at the northern part of this sea, and they went along the Galilean or western coast, probably expecting Christ to come to them, on which account they might keep in close by the land. But there are great difficulties in fixing the places mentioned by the evangelists. By some writers Bethsaida and Capernaum are placed on opposite sides of this lake: by others on the same side. Sometimes when our translation speaks of passing over the sea, &c., a coasting voyage only is meant, as we find the disciples landing on the same side from which they had departed: see the note on chap. vi. 22.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. And entered into a ship , etc.] In which they came, and was waiting for them; or into another: and went over the sea towards Capernaum ; steered their course from Bethsaida, where they took shipping over the sea of Galilee; at least over one part of it, a creek or bay of it, as they intended, towards the city of Capernaum, which lay over against Bethsaida: and it was now dark ; quite night, which made their voyage more uncomfortable, especially as it afterwards was tempestuous: but the worst of all was, and Jesus was not come to them ; as they expected, and therefore were obliged to set sail and go without him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-21 - Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was prayin for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils an afflictions of this present time, where there is an interest in Christ Clouds and darkness often surround the children of the light and of the day. They see Jesus walking on the sea. Even the approaches of comfor and deliverance often are so mistaken, as to become the occasions of fear. Nothing is more powerful to convince sinners than that word, " am Jesus whom thou persecutest;" nothing more powerful to comfor saints than this, "I am Jesus whom thou lovest." If we have receive Christ Jesus the Lord, though the night be dark, and the wind high, ye we may comfort ourselves, we shall be at the shore before long.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ εμβαντες 1684 5631 V-2AAP-NPM εις 1519 PREP το 3588 T-ASN πλοιον 4143 N-ASN ηρχοντο 2064 5711 V-INI-3P περαν 4008 ADV της 3588 T-GSF θαλασσης 2281 N-GSF εις 1519 PREP καπερναουμ 2584 N-PRI και 2532 CONJ σκοτια 4653 N-NSF ηδη 2235 ADV εγεγονει 1096 5715 V-LAI-3S και 2532 CONJ ουκ 3756 PRT-N εληλυθει 2064 5715 V-LAI-3S προς 4314 PREP αυτους 846 P-APM ο 3588 T-NSM ιησους 2424 N-NSM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
17. Ship (ploion). Rev., boat. See on Luke v. 2. The best texts omit the article.Went (hrconto). The imperfect, were going. So Rev.
Capernaum. Mark has Bethsaida.
It was now dark (skotia hdh egegonei). Literally, darkness had already come on. On darkness, see on i. 5.
