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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 6:56

And, &c. Verse 56 is a Divine supplement, here. = Country places. the streets = the market-places. Compare Matthew 11:16 . besought. App-134 . border . See Matthew 9:20 . made whole = healed. Greek. sozo to save. Compare Luke 7:10 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:56

And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment; and as many as touched him were made whole.The immense popularity of Jesus during this ministry of healing is indicated by Mark's summary. There were in all probability many thousands healed; and all of the sacred writers together recorded only a tiny fraction of the wonderful works of Jesus.As... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:56

56. and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment—having heard, no doubt, of what the woman with the issue of blood experienced on doing so (Mark 5:25-29), and perhaps of other unrecorded cases of the same nature. and as many as touched him—or "it"—the border of His garment. were made whole—All this they continued to do and to experience while our Lord was in that region. The time corresponds to that mentioned ( :-), when He "walked in Galilee," instead of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:45-56

2. Jesus’ walking on the water and the return to Galilee 6:45-56Jesus now returned from the northeast coast of the lake to its northwest coast. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:54-56

These verses summarize Jesus’ ministry in many towns on many days before His next withdrawal to Phoenicia. Mark stressed the immense popularity of Jesus and His generous healing of multitudes of sick people. "Cured" (Mark 6:56) is literally "saved" (Gr. sozo). The sick experienced deliverance from their infirmities and restoration to physical soundness. That is the salvation in view. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 6:1-56

Visit to Nazareth. Mission of the Twelve. Execution of the Baptist. Feeding of the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea1-6. Visit to Nazareth (Matthew 13:54).3. Is not this the carpenter?] Mt ’Is not this the carpenter’s son?’ Baur, Bleek, Renan, and Hilgenfeld regard St. Mark’s version of this expression as a proof that he was acquainted with the Virgin Birth. ’Mark tolerates not the paternity of Joseph even in the mouth of Nazarenes’ (Hilgenfeld). Most scholars dispute the inference.It is not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 6:53-56

(53-56) And when they had passed over.—See Notes on Matthew 14:34-36. read more

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