Howbeit (αλλα). Verse 23 is really an explanatory parenthesis in this long sentence. Tiberias, capital of Herod Antipas, diagonally across the lake, is only mentioned in John in the N.T. (John 6:1; John 6:23; John 21:1).

Boats (πλοια). Called "little boats" (πλοιαρια) in verse John 6:24.