Mark 6:50

50 They all saw him and were terrified. Right away he said to them, "Be brave! It is I. Don't be afraid."

Mark 6:50 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:50

For they all saw him, and were troubled
Had it been only seen by one, it might have been thought a fancy, and the effect of mere imagination; but as every one saw it, it was out of all doubt that so it was, and which gave them the greater concern:

and immediately he talked with them;
as soon as they saw him, "that very moment", as the Syriac renders it; that so by hearing his voice their fears might be allayed:

and saith unto them, be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid;
(See Gill on Matthew 14:27).

Mark 6:50 In-Context

48 He saw the disciples pulling hard on the oars. The wind was blowing against them. Early in the morning, he went out to them. He walked on the lake. When he was about to pass by them,

49 they saw him walking on the lake. They thought he was a ghost. They cried out.

50 They all saw him and were terrified. Right away he said to them, "Be brave! It is I. Don't be afraid."

51 Then he climbed into the boat with them. The wind died down. And they were completely amazed.

52 They had not understood about the loaves. They were stubborn.