Neville Goddard on John 6:22-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 6 in context

Scripture Focus

22The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

24When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

John 6:22-24

Biblical Context

The crowd learns Jesus is not there and pursues him to Capernaum by boat, signaling their persistent seeking for the Presence of God. The external search mirrors the inner movement of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the day-after scene is not about a boat ride; it is the inner movement of consciousness. The crowd’s pursuit represents your own impulse to locate the Presence of God in some outward sign. Jesus is the I AM within you, always there—when they find no boat to carry them to him, the story invites you to stop looking for Him out there and return to the I AM right where you stand. The boats from Tiberias symbolize shifting beliefs or plans; when the outer evidence disappears, your invitation is to revise the situation by assuming Jesus within already has you, and to feel it real now. As you dwell in that inner assurance—the I AM, the flame of memory of God—your world rearranges to reflect that truth. The crowd’s persistence becomes faith in the unseen; faith is not belief in a thing but awareness of the fact that God is within. The future you hope for springs from the present revision; the path to Capernaum is the path of your own mind to the inner kingdom.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and repeat, 'I AM present here now.' Feel the Presence of Jesus within as real as breath, and revise the moment by assuming that presence as your immediate reality.