Mark 6:49-56

6:49 When they saw him walking on the water ¹  they thought he was a ghost. They ²  cried out, 6:50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: ³  “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” 6:51 Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished, 6:52 because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Healing the Sick

6:53 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret ⁴  and anchored there. 6:54 As they got out of the boat, people immediately recognized Jesus. ⁵  6:55 They ran through that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever he was rumored to be. ⁶  6:56 And wherever he would go – into villages, towns, or countryside – they would place the sick in the marketplaces, and would ask him if ⁷  they could just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

¹ tn Grk “on the sea,” “on the lake.” The translation “water” has been used here for stylistic reasons (cf. the same phrase in v. 48).

² tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³ tn Grk “he spoke with them, and said to them.”

⁴ sn Gennesaret was a fertile plain south of Capernaum (see also Matt 14:34). This name was also sometimes used for the Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:1).

⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “wherever they heard he was.”

⁷ tn Grk “asked that they might touch.”