Mark 6:33

But people saw them leaving and recognized them. So people from all the surrounding towns ran ahead and got there before them.

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In The King James Version

And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

In Context

32So they went by boat to a quiet place to be alone.

34When Jesus got off the boat he saw a huge crowd, and he felt pity for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them about many things.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:29Jesus returned, passing by the Sea of Galilee. He went into the mountains nearby where he sat down.

John 6:2A large crowd was following him, for they'd seen his miracles of healing.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:31-45

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. 30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent… Read the whole commentary →

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