▼ Or “sea.” See the note on “lake” in v. 16.

▼ Most witnesses have after “one” the phrase “which his disciples had entered” (ἐκεῖνο εἰς ὃ ἐνέβησαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, ekeino eis ho enebēsan hoi mathētai autou) although there are several permutations of this clause ([א* D] Θ [f¹³ 33] Maj. [sa]). The witnesses that lack this expression are, however, significant and diffused (Ƥ⁷⁵ א² A B L N W Ψ 1 565 579 1241 al lat). The clarifying nature of the longer reading, the multiple variants from it, and the weighty testimony for the shorter reading all argue against the authenticity of the longer text in any of its variations.

▼ Grk “one”; the referent (a small boat) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

▼ Grk “entered.”

▼ For location see Map1-E2; Map2-C2; Map3-C3; Map4-D1; Map5-G4.

▼ Or “boats from Tiberias landed”; Grk “came.”

▼ D 091 a e sy^s,c lack the phrase “after the Lord had given thanks” (εὐχαριστήσαντος τοῦ κυρίου, eucharistēsantos tou kuriou), while almost all the rest of the witnesses ({Ƥ⁷⁵ א A B L W Θ Ψ 0141 [f¹] f¹³ 33 Maj. as well as several versions and fathers}) have the words (though {l672 l950 sy^p pbo} read ᾿Ιησοῦ [Iēsou, “Jesus“] instead of κυρίου). Although the shorter reading has minimal support, it is significant that this Gospel speaks of Jesus as Lord in the evangelist’s narrative descriptions only in 11:2; 20:18, 20; 21:12; and possibly 4:1 (but see [V] note on “Jesus” there). There is thus but one undisputed preresurrection text in which the narrator calls Jesus “Lord.” This fact can be utilized on behalf of either reading: The participial phrase could be seen as a scribal addition harking back to 6:11 but which does not fit Johannine style, or it could be viewed as truly authentic and in line with what John indisputably does elsewhere even if rarely. On balance, in light of the overwhelming support for these words it is probably best to retain them in the text.

▼ Or “embarked in the boats.”

▼ For location see Map1-D2; Map2-C3; Map3-B2.