The Meaning of Mark 6:49 Explained

Mark 6:49

KJV: But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

YLT: And they having seen him walking on the sea, thought it to be an apparition, and cried out,

Darby: But they, seeing him walking on the sea, thought that it was an apparition, and cried out.

ASV: but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But  when they saw  him  walking  upon  the sea,  they supposed  it had been  a spirit,  and  cried out: 

What does Mark 6:49 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 6:30-56 - The Sympathy And Compassion Of Jesus
When the Apostles returned they had much to tell. Some were flushed with success, others radiant with victory over demons, others, perhaps, overstrained and weary, and all needing the quiet, holy influence of repose and silence in the Lord's company. And in those quiet hours or days, as the fever passed out of them, He taught them memorable lessons of how He would feed the world by His Church, and how His people would be safe amid the storms that swept the sea, for always he would watch them from the height, and come to them at the moment when His help was most needed. Christ sits as host at the great table of the Church, and the meager resources of His servants yield the starting point for His multiplication of bread. He bids us go and consider how little we have, that we may properly estimate the greatness of His help. Notice how the upward look precedes the breaking and giving. There is enough for each, not of bread alone, but of fish; and the disciples are refreshed by another kind of ministry. So the Lord recreates us by turning exhausted energies into new channels. What threatens to overpower us brings Christ to our side. But His footsteps must be arrested, if we would have His company. Where Jesus is, storms cease and the sick are made whole. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 6

1  Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country
7  He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits
14  Various opinions of Jesus
16  John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried
30  The apostles return from preaching
34  The miracle of five loaves and two fishes
45  Jesus walks on the sea;
53  and heals all who touch him

What do the individual words in Mark 6:49 mean?

- And having seen Him on the sea walking they thought that a ghost [it] is and cried out
οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης περιπατοῦντα ἔδοξαν ὅτι φάντασμά ἐστιν καὶ ἀνέκραξαν

οἱ  - 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἰδόντες  having  seen 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: εἶδον 
Sense: to see with the eyes.
θαλάσσης  sea 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: θάλασσα  
Sense: the sea.
περιπατοῦντα  walking 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: περιπατέω  
Sense: to walk.
ἔδοξαν  they  thought 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: δοκέω  
Sense: to be of opinion, think, suppose.
ὅτι  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὅτι  
Sense: that, because, since.
φάντασμά  a  ghost 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular
Root: φάντασμα  
Sense: an appearance.
ἐστιν  [it]  is 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: εἰμί  
Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
ἀνέκραξαν  cried  out 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Root: ἀνακράζω  
Sense: to raise a cry from the depth of the throat, to cry out.

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