King James Version
John 6:1 in the King James Version says “After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.” — study this verse from John chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.”
John 6:1 · KJV
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“After”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“went”
G565to go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“which is the sea of Tiberias”
G5085tiberias, the name of a town and a lake in palestine
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