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The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:45-56

Parallel passages: Matthew 14:22-36 ; John 6:15-21 .— Miraculous protection. I. WALKING ON THE WATER . 1 . Almighty power. Every one who has glanced over the early pages of English history is familiar with the story of Canute the Dane. That king wished to reprove the fulsome flattery of his courtiers when they spoke of his power as unlimited. He ordered his chair to be set by the seaside as the tide was coming in. He peremptorily commanded the waves to withdraw, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 6:48-50

And he saw them toiling in rowing . The Greek is, according to the best readings καὶ ἰδὼν (not εἶδεν ) αὐτοὺς βασανιξομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν . The word βασανιξομένους means more than "toiling;" it means literally, tormented. It is well rendered in the Revised Version by distressed . It was only by painful effort that they could make head against the driving storm blowing upon them from the west, that is, from the Mediterranean Sea. About the fourth watch of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:45-56

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 14:22-36.Mark 6:52They considered not the miracle of the loaves - They did not remember or call to mind the “power” which Jesus had shown in feeding the five thousand by a miracle, and that, having done that, he had power also to save them from the storm.Their heart was hardened - Their “mind” was dull to perceive it. This does not mean that they were “opposed” to Jesus, or that they had what we denominate “hardness of heart,” but simply that... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:45-56

Mark 6:45-56. For an explanation of these verses, see the notes on Matthew 14:22-36. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:45-56

66. Jesus walks on the sea (Matthew 14:22-36; Mark 6:45-56; John 6:15-21)On seeing Jesus’ miracle with the bread and fish, many wanted to make him king immediately. This no doubt would have pleased many of Jesus’ followers, but for him it presented a possible temptation. He therefore sent his disciples to Bethsaida, while he escaped into the hills where he could be alone and pray (Matthew 14:22-23; Mark 6:45-46; John 6:15).Bethsaida was not far from the place where Jesus had fed the five... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 6:49

a spirit. Greek. phantasma = a phantom. Compare Matthew 14:26 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:49

But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out.It was a ghost ... The KJV has "spirit" in this place, because at the date of its publication (1611), the word "spirit" meant exactly what "ghost" means today; and "ghost" meant exactly what "spirit" means today. This linguistic phenomenon of two words interchanging their meaning explains the expression "Holy Ghost" in the KJV. (See the Commentary on Matthew, p. 219). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:49

49. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out—"for fear" (Matthew 14:26). He would appear to them at first like a dark moving speck upon the waters; then as a human figure; but in the dark tempestuous sky, and not dreaming that it could be their Lord, they take it for a spirit. Compare Luke 24:37. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:45-52

The walking on the water 6:45-52 (cf. Matthew 14:22-33; John 6:14-21)This miracle followed the feeding of the 5,000 by just a few hours. Both miracles were important parts of Jesus’ discipleship training program for the Twelve. Earlier Jesus had calmed the sea with a word (Mark 4:35-41). Here He used His whole body to walk on top of the sea. read more