Mark - 6:55

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55 and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 6:55.

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And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
And running through that whole country, they began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.
And ran through that whole region around, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
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,
Then they scoured the whole district, and began to bring Him the sick on their mats wherever they heard He was.
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.
And running throughout that entire region, they began to carry on beds those who had maladies, to where they heard that he would be.
hurried over the whole country-side, and began to carry about on mats those who were ill, wherever they heard he was.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And ran through that whole region round about,.... That is, the inhabitants of that part of the country where Christ landed, ran many of them themselves, and others sent messengers into all parts of it, on every side:
and began to carry about in beds those that were sick; or lame, or so disordered that they could not walk, or bear any other way of being carried: these they brought to him,
where they heard he was: in whatsoever part of the country they could learn he was in; for he went about from place to place doing good.

and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was--At this period of our Lord's ministry the popular enthusiasm in His favor was at its height.

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