mark-6:51,-matthew-14:32,-john-6:21-niv

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 6:51-52

‘And they were greatly amazed in themselves, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their heart was hardened.’ Mark sums up their position. They were full of amazement (and in their amazement cry out ‘truly you are the Son of God’ - Matthew 14:33), and it was because they had not learned the lesson of the multiplied loaves. They had failed to realise that One was here Who could miraculously expand nature, Who controlled material things and therefore to Whom a jaunt on the sea was as... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 6:45-52

Mark 6:45-1 Thessalonians : . Jesus Dismisses the Crowd and Walks on the Sea.— The first verses of this section apparently touch on an unexplained crisis in the life of Jesus. Why does He compel the disciples to leave Him? Why does He spend the night alone in prayer? Is the dismissal of the crowd a farewell, like Paul’ s farewell to the elders of Ephesus? The word used in Mark 6:46 occurs in Acts 18:18; Acts 18:21. There is, as J. Weiss sees, significant history here to which the evangelist... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Mark 6:47-52

See Poole on "Matthew 14:24", and following verses to Matthew 14:33. By the sea here is meant the lake of Gennesaret. The fourth watch of the night was after four in the morning. The foregoing part of the night our Saviour had spent alone upon the mountain in prayer. They were sore amazed in themselves, and wondered. For they considered not, &c. Had they diligently considered by what power five loaves and two fishes were multiplied to a quantity to feed five thousand men, besides women and... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Mark 6:45-56

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESMark 6:49. A spirit.—A phantasm or apparition.Mark 6:52. Hardened.—Become dull—insusceptible and irresponsible to spiritual impressions. See chaps, Mark 3:5, Mark 8:17.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Mark 6:45-56(PARALLELS: Matthew 14:22-36; John 6:15-21.)Christ walking on the sea.—This incident stands alone, among the recorded acts of Jesus, as a peculiar manifestation of His character and dealings. In general Christ’s miracles were founded on the principle of... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Mark 6:45-51

Mark 6:45-51 The Disciples in the Storm. The whole of this narrative is historical; all literally took place eighteen centuries ago; but at the same time this page of the Gospel is like a sublime parable whose minutest features comprise a teaching for all ages, and which is wonderfully adapted to sustain the faith of believers today. I. What is it which so often troubles our faith in the Divine promises? It is the fact that God does not direct events and things for the triumph of His cause, and... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Mark 6:51-52

DISCOURSE: 1428CHRISTIAN GRATITUDE DELINEATEDMark 6:51-52. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.OUR blessed Lord, after feeding five thousand men, besides women and children, with five loaves and two small fishes, sent his Disciples over the Lake of Gennesaret, whilst he dismissed the people: and then he went up into a... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 6:1-56

Shall we turn to Mark's gospel, chapter 6.Jesus had been in the city of Capernaum there on the northern part of the Sea of Galilee. And He has just brought back to life the daughter of Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue there in Capernaum. Now He is leaving Capernaum and with His disciples He is returning back to His hometown of Nazareth. It's probably thirty to thirty-five, well maybe forty miles from Capernaum to Nazareth.And he went from thence ( Mark 6:1 ),The thence would be... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:1-56

Mark 6:3 . Is not this the carpenter? The jews were bound to teach their children some trade, as no man could say what the vicissitudes of life might be. Hence Lightfoot cites the following passage from the Talmud. “It is incumbent on a father to circumcise his son, to redeem him, (by the half shekel) to teach him the law, and instruct him in some occupation.” Again: “Whosoever teacheth not his son a trade, teacheth him in fact to rob.” Mark 6:4 . A prophet is not without honour, but in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 6:45-51

Mark 6:45-51And straightway He constrained His disciples to get into the ship.Need of constraint from ChristThis does not mean that our Lord forced His disciples’ wills, but that from being unwilling He made them willing to do as He desired. Reasons they were loath at first to take ship without Him.1. Because His society was very amiable, sweet, and comfortable to them, as they had hitherto found by experience; therefore they were unwilling to part from Him, though but for a time.2. It seemed a... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Mark 6:51

and the: Mark 4:39, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Psalms 107:28-Amos :, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 8:27, Matthew 14:28-Jonah :, Luke 8:24, Luke 8:25, John 6:21 and they: Mark 1:27, Mark 2:12, Mark 4:41, Mark 5:42, Mark 7:37 Reciprocal: Isaiah 52:14 - many Matthew 14:32 - come Mark 10:26 - out Luke 9:43 - amazed read more