Mark 6 · Verse 35

Mark 6:35

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
Mark 6:35, King James Version

Mark 6:35 in other translations

BSBBy now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
WEBWhen it was late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.
ASVAnd when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;
YLTAnd now the hour being advanced, his disciples having come near to him, say, --‘The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,
DARBYAnd when it was already late in the day, his disciples coming to him say, The place is desert, and it is already late in the day;
BBEAnd at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:
WebsterAnd when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

What does Mark 6:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
35. And when the day was now far spent--"began to wear away" or "decline," says Luke (Lu 9:12). Matthew (Mt 14:15) says, "when it was evening"; and yet he mentions a later evening of the same day (Mr 6:23). This earlier evening began at three P.M.; the latter began at sunset.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 35. The time is far passed. The day is almost gone. It is drawing near night.

(s) "And when the day" Mt 14:15, Lk 9:12, Jn 6:5

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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…

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Mark 6:35 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
ἤδηēdēalreadyG2235
ὥραςhōraswhen the hourG5610
πολλῆςpollēslateG4183
γενομένηςgenomenēsbeingG1096
προσελθόντεςproselthonteshaving comeG4334
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
οἱhoitheG3588
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesG3101
αὐτοῦautouof HimG846
ἔλεγονelegonwere sayingG3004
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἔρημόςerēmosDesolateG2048
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁhotheG3588
τόπος,toposplace,G5117
καὶkaiandG2532
ἤδηēdēalready [it is]G2235
ὥραhōraan hourG5610
πολλή·pollēlate;G4183

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 6:35

  • John 6:5-15

    When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, …

  • Luke 9:12-17

    And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. And they did so, and made them all sit down. …

  • Matthew 14:15-21

    And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither to me. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 14:15-21; Lu 9:12-17; Joh 6:5-15

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Context

  • Mark 6:34

    And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

  • Mark 6:35

    And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

  • Mark 6:36

    Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

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Mark 6:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como ya fuese el día muy entrado, sus discípulos llegaron á él, diciendo: El lugar es desierto, y el día ya muy entrado;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et comme l’heure était déjà fort avancée, ses disciples venant à lui, disent: Le lieu est désert et l’heure est déjà fort avancée,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als es schon spät am Tage war, traten seine Jünger zu ihm und sagen: Der Ort ist öde, und es ist schon spät am Tage;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et cum jam hora multa fieret, accesserunt discipuli ejus, dicentes: Desertus est locus hic, et jam hora præteriit: