John 6:25
John 6:25 Meaning and Explanation
“And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?”
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Read Full Chapter →Finding Jesus across the sea, the crowd asks when he arrived.
What Does John 6:25 Mean?
The search ends at Capernaum. The crowd's first words are curiosity: Rabbi, when camest thou hither? They cannot account for his crossing — and he never satisfies the question.
Jesus does not explain the walk on the water to them; signs are not entertainment for the curious. Their 'when' is the wrong question, and he will answer the question beneath it instead — why they are seeking him at all. God often declines to satisfy our curiosity in order to address our hunger. The conversation that follows is that surgery of motives.
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What does John 6:25 mean?
Finding Jesus across the sea, the crowd asks when he arrived.