Mark - 6:35

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35 When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 6:35.

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And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;
And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, saying: This is a desert place, and the hour is now past:
And when it was already late in the day, his disciples coming to him say, The place is desert, and it is already late in the day;
And now the hour being advanced, his disciples having come near to him, say,, 'The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,
By this time it was late; so His disciples came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:
And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:
And when it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, 'This place is desolate, and it is late in the day.
And when many hours had now passed, his disciples drew near to him, saying: "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late.
When it grew late, his disciples came up to him, and said, "This is a lonely spot, and it is already late.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

The time is far passed - The day is almost gone. It is drawing near night.

And when the day was now far spent,.... Or "much time was gone", in teaching the people, and healing the sick:
his disciples came unto him; nearer to him, as he was preaching, or healing the sick;
and said, this is a desert place, and now the time is far passed; See Gill on Matthew 14:15.

And when the day was now far spent--"began to wear away" or "decline," says Luke (Luke 9:12). Matthew (Matthew 14:15) says, "when it was evening"; and yet he mentions a later evening of the same day (Mark 6:23). This earlier evening began at three P.M.; the latter began at sunset.

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