King James Version
What Does Mark 4:35 Mean?
“And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.”
Context
33
And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.
34
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone , he expounded all things to his disciples.
35
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
36
And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.
37
And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(35-41) **And the same day.**—Better, *in that day.* See Notes on Matthew 8:23-27. The connection of the events, as given by St. Mark, seems to be precise enough, but it differs widely from that in St. Matthew and St. Luke, and it must remain uncertain which was the actual order.
**The other side.**—The voyage was from Capernaum—from the west to the east side of the lake.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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