Passage

John 6.15

Book: John · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"13. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which remained over unto them that had eaten. 14. When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world."

"15. Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone."

"16. And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea; 17. and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them." (John 6:13-17, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"13. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with broken pieces from the five barley loaves, which were left over by those who had eaten. 14. When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world.”"

"15. Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself."

"16. When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17. and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them." (John 6:13-17, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"13. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 14. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world."

"15. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone."

"16. And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 17. And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them." (John 6:13-17, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"13. they gathered together, therefore, and filled twelve hand-baskets with broken pieces, from the five barley loaves that were over to those having eaten. 14. The men, then, having seen the sign that Jesus did, said, 'This is truly the Prophet, who is coming to the world;'"

"15. Jesus, therefore, having known that they are about to come, and to take him by force that they may make him king, retired again to the mountain himself alone."

"16. And when evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17. and having entered into the boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum, and darkness had already come, and Jesus had not come unto them," (John 6:13-17, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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