# Mark 6.48

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 46. And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. 47. And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
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> **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:**
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> 49. but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50. for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.</span> (Mark 6:46-50, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 46. After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray. 47. When evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on the land.
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> **48. Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, and he would have passed by them,**
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> 49. but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50. for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”</span> (Mark 6:46-50, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 46. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
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> **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.**
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> 49. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: 50. For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.</span> (Mark 6:46-50, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 46. and having taken leave of them, he went away to the mountain to pray. 47. And evening having come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone upon the land;
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> **48. and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.**
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> 49. And they having seen him walking on the sea, thought [it] to be an apparition, and cried out, 50. for they all saw him, and were troubled, and immediately he spake with them, and saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Take courage, I am [he], be not afraid.'</span> (Mark 6:46-50, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), *oida*, Strong's G1492
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Walks on Water](/codex/jesus-walks-on-water/), via [Mark 6.45-52](/codex/mark-6-45-52/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.