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Mark 6:48

And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

KJV

καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτοὺς βασανιζομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν, ἦν γὰρ ὁ ἄνεμος ἐναντίος αὐτοῖς, περὶ τετάρτην φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσσης. καὶ ἤθελεν παρελθεῖν αὐτούς·

Greek NT

Et videns eos laborantes in remigando (erat enim ventus contrarius eis) et circa quartam vigiliam noctis venit ad eos ambulans supra mare : et volebat præterire eos.

Vulgate

And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them:

ASV

And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασανίζω
basanizo
verb · 12×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θάλασσα
thalassa
noun · 91×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
νύξ
nux
noun · 61×
παρέρχομαι
parerchomai
verb · 29×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
περιπατέω
peripateo
verb · 94×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τέταρτος
tetartos
adjective · 10×
φυλακή
phulake
noun · 46×
ἄνεμος
anemos
noun · 31×
ἐλαύνω
elauno
verb · 5×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐναντίος
enantios
adjective · 8×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἰδὼν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἰδὼν | RP: εἶδεν
  • ἰδὼνSBLGNT
  • ἰδὼνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • εἶδενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: αὐτοῖς | WH/Treg/NIV: αὐτοῖς | RP: + καὶ
  • αὐτοῖςSBLGNT
  • αὐτοῖςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + καὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 54:11 — O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
  • Job 9:8 — Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
  • John 1:13 — Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
  • Luke 12:38 — And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
  • Luke 24:28 — And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
  • Luke 24:28 — And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
  • Matt 8:26 — And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
  • Matt 14:24 — But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
  • Matt 14:24 — But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
  • Matt 14:25 — And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
  • Ps 55:17 — Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
  • Ps 93:4 — The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
  • Ps 104:3 — Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: