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
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