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the Five Thousand
Mark 6.30-34 and 53-56
Good News Translation (GNT)
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30 The apostles returned and met with Jesus,
and told him all they had done and taught.
31 There were so many people coming and going
that Jesus and his disciples didn't even have
time to eat. So he said to them,
"Let us go off by ourselves to some place
where we will be alone and you can rest a
while."
32 So they started out in a boat by themselves to
a lonely place.
33 Many people, however, saw them leave and
knew at once who they were; so they went
from all the towns and ran ahead by land and
arrived at the place ahead of Jesus and his
disciples.
34 When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw this
large crowd, and his heart was filled with pity
for them, because they were like sheep
without a shepherd.
So he began to teach them many things.
Jesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret
53 They crossed the lake and came to land at
Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat.
54 As they left the boat, people recognized Jesus
at once.
55 So they ran throughout the whole region;
and wherever they heard he was, they
brought to him the sick lying on their mats.
56 And everywhere Jesus went, to villages,
towns, or farms, people would take their sick
to the marketplaces and beg him to let the
sick at least touch the edge of his cloak.
And all who touched it were made well.
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Commentary taken from
'The Applied New Testament Commentary'
(Kingsway)
Jesus teaches the Five Thousand
Mark Chapter 6:30-34
The twelve disciples (that is, apostles) returned from their preaching journey and reported to Jesus all that had happened.
Then, because they were tired, they crossed the sea by boat, hoping to find a solitary place. But the crowds saw them leave and ran around by the shore, and were waiting for them when they landed on the opposite side.
But Jesus did not say, "I am tired." He did not send the crowd away. The people were like sheep without a shepherd (verse 34), and Jesus, being a good shepherd (John 10:11), had compassion on them and began teaching them many things.
53-56 Here Mark gives a final description of Jesus' healing ministry in Galilee. And all who touched him were healed. Even those who touched the edge of His cloak were healed.
According to John 6:22-24, the morning after the feeding of the five thousand, the crowd looked for Jesus.
They had seen the disciples leave in the boat without Jesus, so they supposed that Jesus was still nearby.
They still wanted to make Him a king.
But finally, when they could not find Jesus anywhere, they got into some boats that had come from the city of Tiberias, and went across the lake in search of Him
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