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Mark 6:55

What does Mark 6:55 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 6:55 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 6:55 means

Mark 6:55 reports that people ran through the whole region and began carrying the sick on couches to where they heard he was. Their concerted effort shows great faith and desperation: people believed Jesus could heal, and they acted collectively to bring loved ones to him. The couches suggest the severity and immobility of many illnesses; bringing them shows commitment. The verse highlights grassroots belief and the communal labor that accompanied hope in Jesus’ power. It portrays a scene of desperate faith and social cooperation aimed at accessing Christ’s restorative touch.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And went running through all the country round about, and took on their beds those who were ill, to where it was said that he was.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

having run about through all that region round about, they began upon the couches to carry about those ill, where they were hearing that he is,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.

Context

This verse follows Jesus’ recognition by the crowd (verse 54) and escalates the scene to active pursuit: people bring the sick to Jesus. The detail of stretching out on couches emphasizes the seriousness of needs addressed. This action sets up the next verse, which describes how people pressed into villages, marketplaces, and homes to touch the hem of his garment and be healed—showing both the intensity of belief and Jesus’ compassion in responding.

v.54And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him,

v.55This passage

v.56And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 4:24

    And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them.

  • Mark 3:7

    And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judæa,

  • Mark 2:1

    And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.

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