Mark 6:48

And he saw them straining themselves in rowing; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them walking on the waters; and he was disposed to pass by them.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

In Context

47And when evening came, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land.

49And they saw him walking on the waters, and they supposed that the appearance was a spectre: and they cried out.

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Cross References

Luke 12:38And if in the second watch, or in the third, he shall come and so find them, happy are those servants.

John 1:13who are born, not of blood, nor of the pleasure of the flesh, nor of the pleasure of man, but of God.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:46-56

Christ Walking on the Sea. 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have… Read the whole commentary →

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