Mark 6:47 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 6:47

When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

KJV

And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

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Commentary

1 voice

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

Now the Lord permitted His disciples to be in danger, that they might learn patience; wherefore He did not immediately come to their aid, but allowed them to remain in danger all night, that He might teach them to wait patiently, and not to hope at once for help in tribulations. For there follows, And he saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh unto them walking upon the sea.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when even was come,.... The second evening, and it was properly night: the ship was in the midst of the sea; of Galilee, about twenty five or thirty furlongs from the shore; see Joh 6:19; and he alone on the land; upon the mountain.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3128: “Good Cheer From Christ's Real Presence” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1909)

WE have here a word of comfort given to a shipload of Believers who were where their Lord had sent them. They had been unwilling to put out to sea, though it was probably calm enough at the time, but they did not wish to leave the Lord Jesus. He constrained them to go and thus their sailing was not merely under His sanction, but by His express command. They were in their right place and yet they met with a terrible storm.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ὀψίας	opsias	when evening	G3798 →
γενομένης	genomenēs	having come	G1096 →
ἦν	ēn	was	G1510 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πλοῖον	ploion	boat	G4143 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
μέσῳ	mesō	[the] midst	G3319 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
θαλάσσης,	thalassēs	sea,	G2281 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
αὐτὸς	autos	He himself	G846 →
μόνος	monos	alone	G3441 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
γῆς.	gēs	land.	G1093 →

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

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The walk5

Where the connections lead

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Through
Matthew 14:23
After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
leads to
- Luke 6:12
  In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Mark 6:46
  After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
- Matthew 26:36
  At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
- John 6:15–17
  Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
- Matthew 6:6
  But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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About Mark

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee — Rembrandt (1633), public domain

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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

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark