53 When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.(A) 54 As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55 They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak,(B) and all who touched it were healed.

Read full chapter

Many Healed at Gennesaret

53 And after they[a] had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54 And as they were getting out of the boat, people[b] recognized him immediately. 55 They ran about through that whole region and began to carry around those who were sick[c] on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was. 56 And wherever he would go, into villages or into towns or to farms, they would put those who were sick in the marketplaces and would implore him that if they could touch even the edge of his cloak. And all those who touched it were healed.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:53 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crossed over”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Mark 6:54 Here “people” is supplied as the subject of the verb because the third person pronoun “they” could be confused with the disciples getting out of the boat earlier in this verse
  3. Mark 6:55 Literally “who were having badly”