Mark 6:48 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴⁸ And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁸ And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁸ And having seen that they were troubled and tormented in [their] rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night [between 3:00-6:00 a.m.] He came to them, walking [directly] on the sea. And He acted as if He meant to pass by them,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁸ And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them:

Common English Bible

⁴⁸ He saw his disciples struggling. They were trying to row forward, but the wind was blowing against them. Very early in the morning, he came to them, walking on the lake. He intended to pass by them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁸ And seeing them struggling to row, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking upon the sea. And he intended to pass by them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁸ And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them.

Mark 6:48 Cross References

Genesis 19:2

and said, “My lords, turn aside, I pray you, to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the street.”

Genesis 32:26

Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.”

Job 9:8

who alone stretched out the heavens, and trampled the waves of the sea;

Psalm 104:3

who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind,

Psalm 93:4

Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!

Exodus 14:24

And in the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and of cloud looked down upon the host of the Egyptians, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians,

Isaiah 54:11

“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

Matthew 14:24

but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them.

Matthew 24:43

But know this, that if the householder had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have let his house be broken into.

Mark 13:35

Watch therefore—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or in the morning—

Mark 6:47

And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.

Mark 6:49

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out;

Luke 12:38

If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!

Luke 24:28

So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further,

John 1:13

who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

1 Samuel 11:11

And on the morrow Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and cut down the Ammonites until the heat of the day; and those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.