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Jesus Walks on Water

Mark 6:45

In 9 translations

BSB
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
KJV
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.
WEB
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.
ASV
And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.
LSV
And immediately He constrained His disciples to go into the boat, and to go before [Him] to the other side, to Bethsaida, until He may let the multitude away,
YLT
And immediately he constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before to the other side, unto Bethsaida, till he may let the multitude away,
DBY
And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he sends the crowd away.
DRC
And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people.
GNV
And straightway he caused his disciples to goe into the ship, and to goe before vnto the other side vnto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀπολύει (“dismisses”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀπολύσῃ (“may dismiss”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of εὐθὺς: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: εὐθέως.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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  • SBLGNT: εὐθὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εὐθὺς; Robinson–Pierpont read εὐθέως.
  • SBLGNT: εἰς τὸ πέραν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰς τὸ πέραν; the Greek text behind the NIV omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: ἀπολύει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπολύει; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπολύσῃ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ εὐθὺς ἠνάγκασεν τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν εἰς τὸ πέραν πρὸς Βηθσαϊδάν, ἕως αὐτὸς ἀπολύει τὸν ὄχλον.
RP2018
Καὶ εὐθέως ἠνάγκασεν τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ προάγειν εἰς τὸ πέραν πρὸς Βηθσαϊδάν, ἕως αὐτὸς ἀπολύσῃ τὸν ὄχλον.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εὐθέως ἠνάγκασε τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἐμβῆναι εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ προάγειν εἰς τὸ πέραν πρὸς Βηθσαϊδάν, ἕως αὐτὸς ἀπολύσῃ τὸν ὄχλον.Βηθσαϊδάν ¦ Βηθσαϊδά SCR
SCR1894
και ευθεως ηναγκασεν τους μαθητας αυτου εμβηναι εις το πλοιον και προαγειν εις το περαν προς βηθσαιδα εως αυτος απολυση τον οχλον

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 14:22–33Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening…
  • John 6:15–21Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself. When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea…
  • Mark 6:32So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
  • Mark 8:22When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  • Luke 10:13Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  • Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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