So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum to look for Him.
In these verses we have, I. The careful enquiry which the people made after Christ, Joh 6:23, Joh 6:24. They saw the disciples go to sea; they saw Christ retire to the mountain, probably with an intimation that he desired to be private for some time; but, their hearts being set upon making him a king, they way-laid his return, and the day following, the...
Commenting on John 6:22-27
And when they had found him on the other side of the sea,.... At Capernaum, and in the synagogue there; see Joh 6:59. They said unto him, Rabbi; or "master", a name now much in use with the Jewish doctors, and by which they delighted to be called; and these men being convinced by the miracle, that Christ was that prophet that should come, honour...
Verse 24. Took shipping. Went into the boats. Came to Capernaum. This was the ordinary place of the residence of Jesus, and they therefore expected to find him there.