Mark 6:30-8:30 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:30

And the apostles gathered themselves together - That is, those whom he had sent out two and two, Mark 4:7. Having traveled around the country, they returned and met the Saviour at Capernaum. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:30

Mark 6:30. The apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus Namely, at, or quickly after the time of the awful event of the Baptist’s death, related above; and told him all things, &c. Recounted to him; both what miracles they had done In his name and by his power; and what doctrine they had taught According to his direction. And he said, Come ye yourselves apart, &c. Come with me into the neighbouring desert; and rest a while After the fatigue of your journey, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:30-44

65. Feeding the five thousand (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)When the apostles returned from their first tour around the country areas, they met Jesus in Galilee and tried to have a quiet time alone with him (Mark 6:30-32; John 6:1). Jesus also was in need of a rest, but he was filled with pity when he saw the crowds of people flocking to him in their need. They appeared to him as a flock of spiritually starved sheep that had no food because there was no shepherd to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 6:30

apostles. First occurrence in Mark. told = reported to. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:30

And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whosoever they had taught.Luke said of this report that they "declared unto him what things they had done" (Luke 9:10); but Mark's account containing about twice as many words actually adds no information beyond what Luke has, because their teaching was surely included in what they had "done." It is the style in the current era to elaborate upon how much more complete and how many... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:30

30. And the apostles gathered themselves together—probably at Capernaum, on returning from their mission (Mark 6:7-13). and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught—Observe the various reasons He had for crossing to the other side. First, Matthew (Matthew 14:13) says, that "when Jesus heard" of the murder of His faithful forerunner—from those attached disciples of his who had taken up his body and laid it in a sepulchre (see on Mark 6:29) —"He departed by ship into... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:6-30

A. The mission of the Twelve 6:6b-30This is another of Mark’s "sandwich" or chiastic sections. The main event is Jesus’ sending the Twelve on a preaching and healing mission that extended His own ministry. Within this story, between their departing and their returning, the writer inserted the story of John the Baptist’s death. The main feature of that story that interested Mark was Herod Antipas’ perception of who Jesus was. The identity of Jesus, which is the heart of this section, becomes the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:30

3. The return of the Twelve 6:30 (cf. Luke 9:10)This verse marks the conclusion of the apostolic mission of the Twelve that the writer introduced in Mark 6:7-13. With that phase of Jesus’ training of the Twelve completed, He moved on to the next stage.This is the only time Mark called the Twelve "apostles" (Gr. apostoloi, lit. sent ones). There is not good textual evidence for its presence in Mark 3:14. The 12 apostles now returned to the One who had sent them out and reported to Him regarding... 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 6:30

(30) And the apostles gathered themselves together.—The return of the Twelve from their first mission is mentioned by St. Luke (Luke 9:10), but not by St. Matthew in this connection. read more