Mark 6:45
New International Version
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

New Living Translation
Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake to Bethsaida, while he sent the people home.

English Standard Version
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

Berean Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

Berean Literal Bible
And immediately He compelled His disciples to enter into the boat and to go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He should dismiss the crowd.

King James Bible
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

New King James Version
Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away.

New American Standard Bible
And immediately Jesus had His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself dismissed the crowd.

NASB 1995
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.

NASB 1977
And immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the multitude away.

Legacy Standard Bible
And immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away.

Amplified Bible
Jesus immediately insisted that His disciples get into the boat and go ahead [of Him] to the other side to Bethsaida, while He was dismissing the crowd.

Christian Standard Bible
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

American Standard Version
And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

Contemporary English Version
At once, Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and start back across to Bethsaida. But he stayed until he had sent the crowds away.

English Revised Version
And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus quickly made his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him while he sent the people away.

Good News Translation
At once Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to Bethsaida, on the other side of the lake, while he sent the crowd away.

International Standard Version
Jesus immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away.

Majority Standard Bible
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.

NET Bible
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

New Heart English Bible
And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself was sending the crowd away.

Webster's Bible Translation
And immediately he constrained his disciples to get into the boat, and to go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

Weymouth New Testament
Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.

World English Bible
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the boat, and to go before [Him] to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He may let the multitude away,

Berean Literal Bible
And immediately He compelled His disciples to enter into the boat and to go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He should dismiss the crowd.

Young's Literal Translation
And immediately he constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before to the other side, unto Bethsaida, till he may let the multitude away,

Smith's Literal Translation
And quickly he constrained his disciples to go to the ship, and to lead before to the other side of Bethsaida, till he loose the crowd:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And without delay he urged his disciples to climb into the boat, so that they might precede him across the sea to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the people.

New American Bible
Then he made his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

New Revised Standard Version
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And immediately he urged his disciples to go up into the boat, and go in advance of him to the port at Bethsaida, while he dismissed the people.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And at once he urged his disciples to board the ship and go before him to the other side to Bethsaida while he sent the multitude away.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he immediately compelled his disciples to get into the ship, and to go before him to the opposite side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

Godbey New Testament
And immediately He constrained His disciples to embark into the ship, and go before Him to the other side to Bethsaida, until He shall send away the multitude.

Haweis New Testament
And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board the vessel, and to go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

Mace New Testament
Soon after Jesus obliged his disciples to embark for Bethsaida, on the opposite shore, while he was dismissing the people.

Weymouth New Testament
Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.

Worrell New Testament
And straightway He constrained His disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself sendeth the multitude away.

Worsley New Testament
And immediately He obliged his disciples to get into the ship, and to go before Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the people:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jesus Walks on Water
44And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves. 45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd. 46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.…

Cross References
Matthew 14:22
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

John 6:15-17
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself. / When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, / got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.

Matthew 8:18
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

John 6:18-21
A strong wind was blowing, and the sea grew agitated. / When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified. / But Jesus spoke up: “It is I; do not be afraid.” ...

Matthew 14:23
After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

John 6:1-2
After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias). / A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.

Matthew 14:13
When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.

Luke 9:10
Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.

John 6:5-13
When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?” / But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do. / Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a small piece.” ...

Matthew 14:14-21
When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick. / When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” / “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.” ...

Luke 9:12-17
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.” / But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.” / (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” ...

Exodus 14:21-22
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

2 Kings 2:8
And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

Joshua 3:14-17
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho. ...

Psalm 77:19
Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.


Treasury of Scripture

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before to Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

straightway.

Matthew 14:22
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

John 6:15-17
When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone…

unto Bethsaida.

Mark 11:21
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

Mark 11:23
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Mark 12:21
And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

Mark 8:22
And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

Luke 10:13
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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Mark 6
1. Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country.
7. He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits.
14. Various opinions of Jesus.
16. John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried.
30. The apostles return from preaching.
34. The miracle of five loaves and two fishes.
45. Jesus walks on the sea;
53. and heals all who touch him.














Immediately
The use of "immediately" in Mark 6:45 underscores the urgency and decisiveness of Jesus' actions. In the Greek, the word is "εὐθύς" (euthys), which conveys a sense of promptness and directness. This reflects Jesus' authoritative nature and His ability to orchestrate events according to divine timing. The immediacy also highlights the transition from the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 to the next phase of His ministry, emphasizing the continuous and purposeful nature of His mission.

Jesus made
The phrase "Jesus made" indicates His active role and authority in directing His disciples. The Greek verb "ἀναγκάζω" (anankazō) suggests a compelling or urging action, which implies that Jesus had a specific purpose in sending the disciples away. This demonstrates His leadership and the intentionality behind His instructions, ensuring that His followers were positioned for the lessons and experiences that lay ahead.

His disciples
"His disciples" refers to the group of twelve men whom Jesus had chosen to follow Him closely. These individuals were not just followers but were being trained and prepared for future leadership in the early Church. The term "disciples" (μαθηταί, mathētai) in Greek means learners or students, highlighting their role in learning from Jesus' teachings and actions. This relationship is foundational to understanding the dynamics of Jesus' ministry and the spread of the Gospel.

get into the boat
The instruction to "get into the boat" is significant both practically and symbolically. Boats were a common means of transportation across the Sea of Galilee, and this directive was part of their daily life. Symbolically, the boat can represent the Church or the journey of faith, where the disciples are often tested and taught. This setting becomes a place of revelation and growth, as seen in the subsequent events of the narrative.

and go on ahead of Him
The phrase "and go on ahead of Him" suggests a separation that is both physical and spiritual. Jesus sends the disciples ahead, indicating trust in their ability to navigate the journey. This separation also sets the stage for the forthcoming miracle of Jesus walking on water, which serves to deepen their understanding of His divine nature. It reflects the journey of faith where believers are often called to move forward, trusting in Jesus' presence even when He is not visibly with them.

to Bethsaida
"To Bethsaida" identifies the intended destination of the disciples. Bethsaida was a fishing village on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is significant as a place where Jesus performed miracles and taught, yet it was also a place that would later be rebuked for its unbelief (Matthew 11:21). This duality serves as a reminder of the importance of faith and receptivity to Jesus' message.

while He dismissed the crowd
The phrase "while He dismissed the crowd" shows Jesus' care and responsibility for the multitude. After feeding them, He ensures their orderly departure, demonstrating His compassion and concern for their well-being. This action also reflects His desire for solitude and prayer, as He often withdrew to pray after significant events. It highlights the balance in Jesus' ministry between public service and private communion with the Father, setting an example for His followers.

(45) Unto Bethsaida.--There is nothing in the text to warrant the marginal reading, "over against Beth-saida." It was probably suggested by some one who did not know that there were two Bethsaidas, in order to avoid the seeming difficulty which presented itself from the statement in St. Luke, that the Five Thousand were fed at or near Bethsaida.

Verse 45. - The other side. It would seem, as has already been stated, that there were two Bethsaidas (or "places of fish" - fish-villages) - one to the north-east of the Sea of Galilee, not far from where the Jordan enters it, called Bethsaida Julias; and the other on the western side of the sea itself, near to Capernaum. Again and again our Lord crossed this sea to escape the crowds who followed him about, and now wished "to take him by force and make him a king." He desired for a time to be in retirement, in order that he might pray with the greater earnestness, and freedom from interruption. He also wished to make occasion for the miracle which was to follow, namely, the stilling of the tempest.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Immediately
εὐθὺς (euthys)
Adverb
Strong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.

[Jesus] made
ἠνάγκασεν (ēnankasen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 315: To force, compel, constrain, urge. From anagke; to necessitate.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθητὰς (mathētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

get
ἐμβῆναι (embēnai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 1684: To step in; I go onboard a ship, embark. From en and the base of basis; to walk on, i.e. Embark, reach.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

boat
πλοῖον (ploion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

cross over ahead of [Him]
προάγειν (proagein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 4254: From pro and ago; to lead forward; intransitively, to precede (participle, previous).

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Bethsaida,
Βηθσαϊδάν (Bēthsaidan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 966: Of Chaldee origin; fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine.

while
ἕως (heōs)
Conjunction
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

He
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

dismissed
ἀπολύει (apolyei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

crowd.
ὄχλον (ochlon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.


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