Mark 6:33

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 6:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And [the people] saw them going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And [the people] saw them going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
Mark 6:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33And [the people] saw them going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the people saw them departing, etc..] The multitude that came to and fro, saw Christ and his disciples taking ship, and launching off; for though they were as private as could be, and intended to have gone in a very private manner, yet the people observed them: and many knew him: Jesus; some copies read, “them”; and so do the Syriac and Ethiopic versions; they knew both Christ and his disciples, though they were in the ship, and at some distance: and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and out went them, and came together unto him; they went on foot, as they might from Capernaum, Nazareth, and the parts adjacent, over the bridge at Chammath of Gadara, to this place, that belonged to…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this narrative explained in the notes at Matthew 14:13-21. Mark 6:32 By ship - By a boat or a small vessel. Privately - Without making their plan known. They intended to go privately. It appears, however, that their intention became known, and multitudes followed them. Mark 6:33 Afoot thither - On foot to the place where they saw them going. Out of all cities - All cities or large towns in the neighborhood. Mark 6:34 Much people ...as sheep ... - They had no one to teach them and guide them. The priests and scribes were proud and corrupt; they despised the common people and neglected them. Mark 6:35 The time is far passed - The day is almost gone. It is drawing near night. Mark 6:37 Two…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mar 6:54, Mar 6:55; Mat 15:29-31; Joh 6:2; Jam 1:19 Mark 6:34”
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