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John 6:15 KJV
John · chapter 6 · verse 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.John 6:15 · King James Version
John 6:15 in context
13Therefore 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.
14Then 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.
15When 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.
16And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
17And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
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Key words (Strong's)
- perceivedginōskōto learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel, to become known, to…G1097 →
- departedanachōreōto go back, return, to withdraw, so as to leave a room, of those who through fear seek…G402 →
- mountainorosa mountainG3735 →
- himselfautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- comeerchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
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Here is, I. Christ's retirement from the multitude. 1. Observe what induced him to retire; because he perceived that those who acknowledged him to be that prophet that should come into the world would come, and take him by force, to make him a king, Joh 6:15.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-21