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The Multitudes Followed Jesus

Text: John 6:22-24

THE MULTITUDES FOLLOWED JESUS

What happened to the multitudes? They had lost sight of Jesus when He went up the mountain. John continued with his story.

“On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except that one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone—However, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks—When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.”               

John 6:22-24

1. “The following day”

a. The people realised that the only boat there was gone!

b. They noted that the disciples of Jesus had gone into the boat by themselves.

c. Jesus had not gone with His disciples.

2. “Other boats came from Tiberias”

a. Tiberias was a major city.

b. Capernaum was a city several miles away from Tiberias.

c. There were other boats plying these routes.

d. The multitudes decided that they would take the boats from Tiberias to search for Jesus.

3. “The people…came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus”

a. The multitudes had been observant.

i. They noted that Jesus was not with His disciples.

ii. The disciples had taken their boat and rowed over to Capernaum.

b. Their intent

i. To force Jesus to be their king.

ii. They were searching for Jesus not because they were interested in following His teachings.

c. They found boats that would take them to Capernaum.

i. Perhaps not all were able to follow Jesus by boat.

ii. But a sizeable number must have taken the trouble to search for Jesus.

iii. Their zeal was commendable; but their understanding and intent were wrong.

经文：约翰福音 6：22-24

众人跟随耶稣

众人发生了什么事？耶稣上山之后，他们就看不见耶稣了。约翰继续述说他的故事。

“第二日，站在海那边的众人知道那里没有别的船，只有一只小船，又知道耶稣没有同他的门徒上船，乃是门徒自己去的。然而有几只小船从提比哩亚来，靠近主祝谢后分饼给人吃的地方。众人见耶稣和门徒都不在那里，就上了船，往迦百农去找耶稣。”

《约翰福音 6：22-24》

1. “第二日”

a. 众人发现唯一的船不见了！

b. 他们意识到耶稣的门徒们自己上了船

c. 耶稣并没有随着门徒们同行

2. “几只小船从提比哩亚来”

a. 提比哩亚是个主要城市

b. 迦百农是距离提比哩亚几英里的一个城市

c. 也有其他船只沿着这路线行进

d. 众人决定从提比哩亚乘船寻找耶稣

3. “众人……往迦百农去找耶稣”

a. 众人细心地观察到

i. 他们知道耶稣并没有与门徒们同在

ii. 门徒们把船划到了迦百农

b. 众人的目的

i. 强迫耶稣当他们的王

ii. 他们并不是因为有兴趣追随耶稣的教训而寻找祂

c. 众人找到了会把他们送往迦百农的船

i. 或许不是每一个人都能乘船跟着耶稣

ii. 可是却还是有相当多的人费劲时间和心思寻找耶稣

iii. 他们的热心可赞，不过他们的理解和目的是错误的