Mark 6:50

Easy-to-Read Version

It scared them all to see him. But he spoke to them and said, "Don't worry! It's me! Don't be afraid."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke with them and said, “Have courage!

King James Version (1611)
(For they all saw him, and were troubled) and immediately hee talked with them, and saith vnto them, Be of good cheere, It is I, be not afraid.

King James Version
For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

English Standard Version
for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid."

New American Standard Bible
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, "Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."

New Century Version
They all saw him and were afraid. But quickly Jesus spoke to them and said, "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

Amplified Bible
for they all saw Him and were shaken and terrified. But He immediately spoke with them and said, "Take courage! It is I (I AM)! Stop being afraid."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and said to them, "Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."

Legacy Standard Bible
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, "Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid."

Berean Standard Bible
for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: "Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

Contemporary English Version
All of them saw him and were terrified. But at that same time he said, "Don't worry! I am Jesus. Don't be afraid."

Complete Jewish Bible
for they had all seen him and were terrified. However, he spoke to them. "Courage," he said, "it is I. Stop being afraid!"

Darby Translation
For all saw him and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good courage: it is *I*; be not afraid.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For they all saw him, and were sore afrayd: but anon he talked with them, & said vnto them, Be ye of good comfort: it is I, be not afrayd.

George Lamsa Translation
For they all saw him and were frightened. And immediately he spoke to them and said, Have courage, it is I, do not be afraid.

Good News Translation
They were all terrified when they saw him. Jesus spoke to them at once, "Courage!" he said. "It is I. Don't be afraid!"

Lexham English Bible
For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, "Have courage, I am he! Do not be afraid!"

Literal Translation
For all saw Him, and were troubled. And immediately He spoke to them and said to them, Have courage. I AM! Do not fear.

American Standard Version
for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

Bible in Basic English
For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

Hebrew Names Version
for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, "Cheer up! It is I! Don't be afraid."

International Standard Version
All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he said to them, "Have courage! It is I. Stop being afraid!"

Etheridge Translation
for all saw him and were afraid. But he immediately spoke to them and said to them, Take heart, I am, fear not.

Murdock Translation
For they all saw him, and were afraid. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Take courage; it is I; fear not.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For they all sawe him, & were afraide. And anone he talked with them, & saide vnto them: Be of good cheare, it is I, be not afrayde.

English Revised Version
for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

World English Bible
for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, "Cheer up! It is I! Don't be afraid."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
(For they all saw him and were troubled.) And immediately he talked with them, and saith to them, Take courage: it is I: be not afraid.

Weymouth's New Testament
for they all saw Him and were terrified. He, however, immediately spoke to them. "There is no danger," He said; "it is I; be not alarmed."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for alle sayn hym, and thei weren afraied. And anoon he spak with hem, and seide to hem, Triste ye, Y am; nyle ye drede.

Update Bible Version
for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and says to them, Be of good cheer: it is I; don't be afraid.

Webster's Bible Translation
(For they all saw him, and were troubled.) And immediately he talked with them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer: It is I; be not afraid.

New English Translation
for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

New King James Version
for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, "Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid."

New Living Translation
They were all terrified when they saw him. But Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don't be afraid," he said. "Take courage! I am here!"

New Life Bible
For they all saw Him and were afraid. At once Jesus talked to them. He said, "Take hope. It is I, do not be afraid."

New Revised Standard
for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for, all, saw him, and were troubled. But, he, straightway, talked with them, and saith unto them - Take courage! it is, I - be not afraid!

Douay-Rheims Bible
For they all saw him, and were troubled bled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Have a good heart, it is I, fear ye not.

Revised Standard Version
for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take heart, it is I; have no fear."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For they all sawe him and were afrayed. And anon he talked with them and sayde vnto them: be of good chere it is I be not afrayed.

Young's Literal Translation
for they all saw him, and were troubled, and immediately he spake with them, and saith to them, `Take courage, I am [he], be not afraid.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for they sawe him all, and were afrayed. But immediatly he talked with them, and sayde vnto them: Be of good comforte, it is I, be not afrayed.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for they all saw him, and were greatly terrified. but at the instant Jesus spoke to them, and said, take courage, it is I, don't be afraid.

THE MESSAGE
Jesus was quick to comfort them: "Courage! It's me. Don't be afraid." As soon as he climbed into the boat, the wind died down. They were stunned, shaking their heads, wondering what was going on. They didn't understand what he had done at the supper. None of this had yet penetrated their hearts.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They thought he was some sort of ghost and were terrified. But at the height of their fear, he spoke to them and said, "Don't be scared, boys! It's just me."

Contextual Overview

⁴⁵ Then Jesus told the followers to get into the boat. He told them to go to the other side of the lake to Bethsaida. He said he would come later. He stayed there to tell everyone they could go home. ⁴⁶ After he said goodbye to them, he went up into the hills to pray. ⁴⁷ That night, the boat was still in the middle of the lake. Jesus was alone on the land. ⁴⁸ He saw the boat far away on the lake. And he saw the followers working hard to row the boat. The wind was blowing against them. Sometime between three and six o'clock in the morning, Jesus went out to the boat, walking on the water. He continued walking until he was almost past the boat. ⁴⁹ But the followers saw Jesus walking on the water. They thought he was a ghost, and they started screaming. ⁵⁰ It scared them all to see him. But he spoke to them and said, "Don't worry! It's me! Don't be afraid." ⁵¹ When he got into the boat with the followers, the wind stopped. The followers were completely amazed. ⁵² They could not believe what happened. It was like the miracle he did with the bread. They still didn't understand what that meant. ⁵³ Jesus and his followers went across the lake and came to shore at Gennesaret. They tied the boat there. ⁵⁴ When they were out of the boat, the people there saw Jesus. They knew who he was,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it is I: Isaiah 43:2, Matthew 14:27, Luke 24:38-41, John 6:19, John 6:20, John 20:19, John 20:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 45:3 - for they Matthew 14:26 - they were Mark 16:5 - and they Luke 1:29 - she was Luke 24:37 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For they all saw him, and were troubled,.... Had it been only seen by one, it might have been thought a fancy, and the effect of mere imagination; but as every one saw it, it was out of all doubt that so it was, and which gave them the greater concern:

and immediately he talked with them; as soon as they saw him, "that very moment", as the Syriac renders it; that so by hearing his voice their fears might be allayed:

and saith unto them, be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 14:22-36.

Mark 6:52

They considered not the miracle of the loaves - They did not remember or call to mind the “power” which Jesus had shown in feeding the five thousand by a miracle, and that, having done that, he had power also to save them from the storm.

Their heart was hardened - Their “mind” was dull to perceive it. This does not mean that they were “opposed” to Jesus, or that they had what we denominate “hardness of heart,” but simply that they were slow to perceive his power. They did not quickly learn, as they ought to have done, that he had all power, and could therefore allay the storm. The word “heart” is frequently used in this sense. See Ephesians 1:18, in Greek; Romans 1:21; Romans 2:15; 2 Corinthians 4:6.

Mark 6:54

They knew him - They “recollected” Jesus, because he had been there before and worked miracles.

Mark 6:56

The border of his garment - Compare the notes at Matthew 9:20.