Mark 6:31
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.
Mark 6:31 in other translations
| BSB | And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. |
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| WEB | He said to them, “Come away into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. |
| ASV | And he saith 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. |
| YLT | and he said to them, ‘Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity, |
| DARBY | And he said to them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a little. For those coming and those going were many, and they had not leisure even to eat. |
| BBE | And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food. |
| Webster | And he said to 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. |
What does Mark 6:31 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Coming and going. Coming to be healed and retiring, or coming to hear him preach. It means that they were thronged, that there was a vast multitude attending his preaching.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 6:30-44
Let not ministers do any thing or teach any thing, but what they are willing should be told to their Lord. Christ notices the frights of some, and the toils of others of his disciples, and provides rest for those that are tired, and refuge for those that are terrified. The people sought the spiritual food of Christ's word, and then he took care that they should not want bodily food. If Christ and his disciples put…
Mark 6:31 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 6:31
- Mark 3:20
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
- Mark 3:7
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,
- John 6:1
After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
- Mark 1:45
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
- Matthew 14:13
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.
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Context
- Mark 6:30
And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
- Mark 6:31
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.
- Mark 6:32
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
Mark 6:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él les dijo: Venid vosotros aparte al lugar desierto, y reposad un poco. Porque eran muchos los que iban y venían, que ni aun tenían lugar de comer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Venez à l’écart vous-mêmes dans un lieu désert, et reposez-vous un peu; car il y avait beaucoup de gens qui allaient et qui venaient, et ils n’avaient pas même le loisir de manger. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Kommet ihr selbst her an einen öden Ort besonders und ruhet ein wenig aus. Denn derer, die da kamen und gingen, waren viele, und sie fanden nicht einmal Zeit, um zu essen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait illis: Venite seorsum in desertum locum, et requiescite pusillum. Erant enim qui veniebant et redibant multi: et nec spatium manducandi habebant. |