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Selected Verse: Mark 6:31 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mr 6:31 |
King James |
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
A desert place - A retired place, across the sea from Capernaum, where they would be free from interruption.
There were many coming and going - Coming to be healed and retiring, or coming to hear him preach. It means that they were "thronged," or that there was a vast multitude attending his preaching. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Come apart
See on Mar 3:7. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Mat 14:13; Joh 6:1. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Rest a while - Rest is necessary for those who labor; and a zealous preacher of the Gospel will as often stand in need of it as a galley slave. |
7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.