31 And he said to them, “You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time.” For those who were coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to an isolated place by themselves. 33 And many people saw them leaving and recognized them,[a] and ran there together by land from all the towns, and arrived ahead of them. 34 And getting out of the boat[b] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without[c] a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:33 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Mark 6:34 The words “of the boat” are not in the Greek text but are implied by this verb, which refers to disembarking from a boat or ship
  3. Mark 6:34 Literally “not having”

31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat,(A) he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”

32 So they went away by themselves in a boat(B) to a solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(C) So he began teaching them many things.

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31 Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this because there were so many people coming and going that Jesus and his apostles didn’t even have time to eat.

32 So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone. 33 But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the shore and got there ahead of them. 34 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

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