Verse Lens · Context pointer
John 6:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.
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Role in This Section
This verse brings Jesus Comes across the Sea and Says I Am to its closing turn with wording that records an action that changes what the surrounding lines must address: “Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went”.
Read It With
- John 6:16-21
Read John 6:21 with 6:16-21. This verse brings Jesus Comes across the Sea and Says I Am to its closing turn with wording that records an action that changes what the surrounding lines must address: “Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went”. The controlling movement is: In darkness and rough water the disciples see Jesus walking on the sea, fear, hear 'It is I; be not afraid,' receive him, and reach land.
Why It Needs Context
This verse brings Jesus Comes across the Sea and Says I Am to its closing turn with wording that records an action that changes what the surrounding lines must address: “Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went”. Read as the closing turn in Jesus Comes across the Sea and Says I Am, its subject, reply, connective, or narrated force depends on John 6:16-21: In darkness and rough water the disciples see Jesus walking on the sea, fear, hear 'It is I; be not afraid,' receive him, and reach land.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read John 6:16-21 — Jesus Comes across the Sea and Says I AmSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph flags, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: John 6:16-21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, sentence relations, and critical-text reading checked independently of the KJV.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/John.txt, 6:16-21
Open the John Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — John with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, older-English clarification, material variants, background, and alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible John PDF, John 6:16-21 and attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET John PDF ↗