Mark 6:50

50 πάντες γὰρ αὐτὸν εἶδον καὶ ἐταράχθησαν. ὁ δὲ εὐθὺς ⸃ ἐλάλησεν μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς · Θαρσεῖτε, ἐγώ εἰμι, μὴ φοβεῖσθε.

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 καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτοὺς βασανιζομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν, ἦν γὰρ ὁ ἄνεμος ἐναντίος αὐτοῖς, περὶ τετάρτην φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης · καὶ ἤθελεν παρελθεῖν αὐτούς.

49 οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ⸃ ἔδοξαν ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν ⸃ καὶ ἀνέκραξαν,

50 πάντες γὰρ αὐτὸν εἶδον καὶ ἐταράχθησαν. ὁ δὲ εὐθὺς ⸃ ἐλάλησεν μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς · Θαρσεῖτε, ἐγώ εἰμι, μὴ φοβεῖσθε.

51 καὶ ἀνέβη πρὸς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος. καὶ λίαν ἐκ περισσοῦ ⸃ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ἐξίσταντο,

52 οὐ γὰρ συνῆκαν ἐπὶ τοῖς ἄρτοις, ἀλλ’ ἦν ⸃ αὐτῶν ἡ καρδία πεπωρωμένη.