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Mark 6:56

Mark 6:56
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Mark 6:45-56

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 14:22-36. Mar 6:52 They considered not the miracle of the loaves - They did not remember or call to mind the “power” which Jesus had shown in feeding the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Villages - Probably small towns near cities.

Country - Villages at a distance from cities and large public towns. See the notes on Mat 14:34-36 (note).

Christ went about doing good - he confined his…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 6:45-56

This passage of story we had Mat 14:22, etc., only what was there related concerning Peter, is omitted here. Here we have,

I. The dispersing of the assembly; Christ constrained his disciples to go…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

but the border of his garment The numbers that pressed upon Him seemed almost too large for Him to be able to heal them singly by laying His hands upon them, therefore many begged that they might be…