Mark 6:45 Meaning
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
Context Explained
43And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
46And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
47And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
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Related Cross References
Matthew 14:22
Both accounts describe Jesus sending His disciples ahead in a boat.
John 6:16
John provides additional context about the disciples' journey across the sea.
Source: Mark 6:45