Mark 6:53

Mark 6:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
• New International Version (NIV)When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored to the shore.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there.

Context of Mark 6:53

51Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased [as if exhausted by its own activity]; and they were completely overwhelmed, 52because they had not understood [the miracle of] the loaves [how it revealed the power and deity of Jesus]; but [in fact] their heart was hardened [being oblivious and indifferent to His amazing works]. When they had crossed over [the sea], they reached the land of Gennesaret and anchored at the shore. 54They got out of the boat and immediately people recognized Him, 55and ran throughout that surrounding countryside and began to carry around on their mats those who were sick, to any place where they heard He was.

Mark 6:53 word by word

Καὶ διαπεράσαντες ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἦλθον εἰς Γεννησαρὲτ καὶ προσωρμίσθησαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they had passed overδιαπεράωdiaperaō · to crossG1276
• they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• intoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• of GennesaretΓεννησαρέτGennēsaret · GennesaretG1082
• drew to the shoreπροσορμίζωprosormizō · to moor/anchorG4358

Cross-references for Mark 6:53

• Matthew 14:34When they had crossed over [the sea], they went ashore at Gennesaret.
• Luke 5:1Now it happened that while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee), with the people crowding all around Him and listening to the word of God;
• John 6:24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they boarded the small boats themselves and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

Commentaries on Mark 6:53

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 53The land of Gennesaret - This country lay on the coast of the sea of Galilee: it is described by Josephus as being exceedingly pleasant and fertile. It had its name of Gennesaret from גן , gen, a garden, and סר sar, a prince, either because the king had a garden there, or because of its great fertility.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-56Verses 45-56 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 14:22-36. Mark 6:52 They 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 45-56Verses 45-56 The church is often like a ship at sea, tossed with tempests, and not comforted: we may have Christ for us, yet wind and tide against us; but it is a comfort to Christ's disciples in a storm, that their Master is in the heavenly mount, interceding for them. And no difficulties can hinder Christ's appearance for his people, when the set time is come. He silenced their fears, by making himself known to them. Our fears are soon satisfied, if our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 53Gennesaret was a fertile plain (good land for growing crops), about 5.6 kilometers long (3.5 miles) and 0.8 kilometers wide (0.5 miles). It lay between Tiberias and Capernaum on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. The disciples first planned to go to Bethsaida (6:45). One possibility is that strong winds (6:48) pushed the boat off course, and they landed at Gennesaret instead. Another possibility is that 6:45 describes the direction of travel…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5353. And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret--from which the lake sometimes takes its name, stretching along its western shore. Capernaum was their landing-place (Joh 6:24, 25). and drew to the shore--a nautical phrase, nowhere else used in the New Testament.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:53

• Galilee
• Jesus, the Christ

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Commentaries on Mark 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings