Mark 6:36 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:36

Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

BSB

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ASV

send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat.

KJV

Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

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Commentary

1 voice

Bede

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (735)

(ubi sup.) Again, in a mystical sense, the Saviour refreshes the hungry crowds at the day's decline, because, either now that the end of the world approaches, or now that the Sun of justice has set in death for us, we are saved from wasting away in spiritual hunger. He calls the Apostles to Him at the breaking of bread, intimating that daily by them our hungry souls are fed, that is, by their letters and examples. By the five loaves are figured the Five Books of Moses, by the two fishes the Psalms and Prophets.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This the disciples suggested to Christ; but we do not find that the multitude themselves did. They did not say, Send us away (though they could not but be hungry), for they esteemed the words of Christ's mouth more than their necessary food, and forgot themselves when they were hearing him; but the disciples thought it would be a kindness to them to dismiss them.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀπόλυσον	apoluson	do dismiss	G630 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἀπελθόντες	apelthontes	having gone	G565 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
κύκλῳ	kuklō	surrounding	G2945 →
ἀγροὺς	agrous	region	G68 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
κώμας	kōmas	villages	G2968 →
ἀγοράσωσιν	agorasōsin	they may buy	G59 →
ἑαυτοῖς	he'autois	for themselves	G1438 →
τί	ti	something	G5101 →
φάγωσιν	phagōsin	may eat	G5315 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 3:21
When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
leads to
- Acts 26:24
  At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
- John 10:20
  Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
- Mark 3:31
  Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,
- John 7:3–10
  So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
- 2 Corinthians 5:13
  If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
Through
Matthew 16:22
Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
leads to
- Mark 8:32
  He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
Through
Matthew 15:23
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
leads to
- Matthew 14:15
  When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves…
Through
Mark 5:31
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
leads to
- Luke 8:45
  “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark