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15. μέλλουσιν. Are about to (Joh 6:6) take Him by force and make Him king; carry Him, whether He will or no, to Jerusalem and proclaim Him king at the Passover. They will have a σωτηρία according to their own ideas, not according to God’s decree: earthly deliverance and glory, not spiritual regeneration. This also is peculiar to S. John; but S. Luke (Luk 9:11) tells us that He had been speaking of ‘the kingdom of God;’ and this would turn their thoughts to the Messianic King. The whole incident explains the remarkable expression ‘He immediately compelled (ἠνάγκασε) His disciples to embark’ (Mat 14:22; Mar 6:45). There was danger of the Twelve being infected with this wrongheaded enthusiasm. Some such command is implied here; for they would not have left Him behind without orders.
In his Divine Epic S. John points out the steady increase of the enmity against Jesus; and nothing increased it so much as popular enthusiasm for Him: Joh 3:26, Joh 4:1-3, Joh 7:40-41; Joh 7:46, Joh 8:30, Joh 9:30-38, Joh 10:21; Joh 10:42, Joh 11:45-46, Joh 12:9-11.
πάλιν. He had come down to feed them: ‘again’ refers to Joh 6:3. After dismissing first the disciples and then the bulk of the multitude, He ascended again, but this time alone, to pray (Mat 14:23; Mar 6:46).