Mark 6:39-49

39 And He commanded them all to sit down by groups on the green grass.
40 They sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties.
41 And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He 1blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.
42 They all ate and were satisfied,
43 and they picked up twelve full 2baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish.
44 There were 3five thousand men who ate the loaves.

Jesus Walks on the Water

45 4Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into 5the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to 6Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.
46 After 7bidding them farewell, He left 8for the mountain to pray.
47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.
48 Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the 9fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.
49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

Cross References 9

  • 1. Matthew 14:19
  • 2. Matthew 14:20
  • 3. Matthew 14:21
  • 4. Mark 6:45-51: {Matthew 14:22-32; John 6:15-21}
  • 5. Mark 6:32
  • 6. Matthew 11:21; Mark 8:22
  • 7. Acts 18:18, 21; 2 Corinthians 2:13
  • 8. Matthew 14:23
  • 9. Matthew 24:43; Mark 13:35

Footnotes 4

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