John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 6:53
And when they had passed over ,.... The lake of Gennesaret, or sea of "Galilee", they came into the land of Gennesaret ; See Gill on Matthew 14:34 ; to Capernaum, as appears from John 6:17 for Capernaum was in the land of Gennesaret; to which agrees what Josephus says, that the land of Gennesaret was watered with a very excellent spring, which the inhabitants of that place called Capernaum F8 De Bello Jud. l. 3. c. 35. : and drew to the shore : this is omitted in the Syriac... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 6:52
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves ,.... Which they had seen but the day before; they did not attend to it, nor learn from it, as they might, the wonderful glory of Christ, and the greatness of his power; which was as much an act of omnipotence, as either his walking upon the water, or causing the wind to cease, or more so. For their heart was hardened ; or "blinded"; not by sin, or against Christ, much less in a judicial way: but there was a great deal of dulness and... read more