Mark 6:47
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New International Version (©2011)
Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Jesus was alone on land.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land.

International Standard Version (©2012)
When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while he was alone on the land.

NET Bible (©2006)
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But when it had become evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

American King James Version
And when even was come, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land.

American Standard Version
And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when it was late, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone on the land.

Darby Bible Translation
And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land.

English Revised Version
And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when evening was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

Weymouth New Testament
When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.

World English Bible
When evening had come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

Young's Literal Translation
And evening having come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:45-56 The church is often like a ship at sea, tossed with tempests, and not comforted: we may have Christ for us, yet wind and tide against us; but it is a comfort to Christ's disciples in a storm, that their Master is in the heavenly mount, interceding for them. And no difficulties can hinder Christ's appearance for his people, when the set time is come. He silenced their fears, by making himself known to them. Our fears are soon satisfied, if our mistakes are set right, especially our mistakes as to Christ. Let the disciples have their Master with them, and all is well. It is for want of rightly understanding Christ's former works, that we view his present works as if there never were the like before. If Christ's ministers now could cure people's bodily diseases, what multitudes would flock after them! It is sad to think how much more most care about their bodies than about their souls.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 47. - And when even was come. It was now advancing onwards into night; the wind was rising and blowing against them. Then it was that the Lord left his place of prayer on the mountain, that he might succor his disciples in their difficulties.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when even was come,.... The second evening, and it was properly night:

the ship was in the midst of the sea; of Galilee, about twenty five or thirty furlongs from the shore; see John 6:19;

and he alone on the land; upon the mountain. This is observed, partly to show what distress the disciples were in, in the midst of the sea, having a hard gale of wind, and their master not with them; and partly to show that there was no way, humanly speaking, of Christ's getting to the ship, in order to go over; and is an illustration of the following miracle, of walking so many furlongs, as he must, upon the water, in a stormy, blustering night, to get to it.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

47. And when even was come—the later evening (see on [1449]Mr 6:35). It had come even when the disciples embarked (Mt 14:23; Joh 6:16).

the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land—John says (Joh 6:17), "It was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them." Perhaps they made no great effort to push across at first, having a lingering hope that their Master would yet join them, and so allowed the darkness to come on. "And the sea arose" (adds the beloved disciple, Joh 6:18), "by reason of a great wind that blew."

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Jesus Walks on Water
45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47And when even was come, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and he alone on the land. …

Mark 6:46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
Mark 6:48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,