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Mark 6:55
55They went to tell everyone who lived in places near there. They brought sick people to Jesus. They carried those people to him on mats. Whenever they knew where Jesus was, they brought sick people to him there.
Mark 6:55 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
- New International Version (NIV)They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard he was.
- New King James Version (NKJV)ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was.
Context of Mark 6:55
53They sailed across the lake. They reached the shore at Gennesaret and they tied the boat there. 54When they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus immediately. They went to tell everyone who lived in places near there. They brought sick people to Jesus. They carried those people to him on mats. Whenever they knew where Jesus was, they brought sick people to him there. 56Jesus went to villages, towns and farms. Everywhere that he went, they brought sick people to the market places. The sick people asked Jesus for help. They wanted to touch even the edge of his coat. Every sick person who touched him became well.
Read all of Mark 6Mark 6:55 word by word
περιέδραμον ὅλην τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην καὶ ἤρξαντο ἐπὶ τοῖς κραβάττοις τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας περιφέρειν ὅπου ἤκουον ὅτι ἐστίν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- And ran throughπεριτρέχωperitrechō · to run aroundG4063
- thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
- region round aboutπερίχωροςperichōros · regionG4066
- and beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to carry aboutπεριφέρωperipherō · to carry (around)G4064
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- bedsκράββατοςkrabbatos · bedG2895
- wereἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- sickκακῶςkakōs · badlyG2560
- whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
- they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- ·ἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
Cross-references for Mark 6:55
- Mark 2:1Several days after that, Jesus returned to Capernaum. People heard the news that he had come back to his home.
- Mark 3:7Jesus left that place and he went away to Lake Galilee with his disciples. A large crowd of people from Galilee followed them.
- Matthew 4:24More and more people in all parts of Syria heard about Jesus. So they brought all the sick people to see him. These people had many different illnesses, and some of them had strong pains. Bad spirits were living inside some of them. Some people could not control their bodies, and some people could not walk. Jesus caused all these people to become well again.
Commentaries on Mark 6:55
- 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. 53-56This short summary of the work Jesus did in Galilee shows how popular he was and how he healed many people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5555. and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was--At this period of our Lord's ministry the popular enthusiasm in His favor was at its height.Read the comment
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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
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