The Meaning of Mark 6:54 Explained

Mark 6:54

KJV: And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,

YLT: and they having come forth out of the boat, immediately having recognised him,

Darby: And on their coming out of the ship, immediately recognising him,

ASV: And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  when they  were come  out of  the ship,  straightway  they knew  him, 

What does Mark 6:54 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 6:30-56 - The Sympathy And Compassion Of Jesus
When the Apostles returned they had much to tell. Some were flushed with success, others radiant with victory over demons, others, perhaps, overstrained and weary, and all needing the quiet, holy influence of repose and silence in the Lord's company. And in those quiet hours or days, as the fever passed out of them, He taught them memorable lessons of how He would feed the world by His Church, and how His people would be safe amid the storms that swept the sea, for always he would watch them from the height, and come to them at the moment when His help was most needed. Christ sits as host at the great table of the Church, and the meager resources of His servants yield the starting point for His multiplication of bread. He bids us go and consider how little we have, that we may properly estimate the greatness of His help. Notice how the upward look precedes the breaking and giving. There is enough for each, not of bread alone, but of fish; and the disciples are refreshed by another kind of ministry. So the Lord recreates us by turning exhausted energies into new channels. What threatens to overpower us brings Christ to our side. But His footsteps must be arrested, if we would have His company. Where Jesus is, storms cease and the sick are made whole. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 6

1  Jesus is a prophet without honor in his own country
7  He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits
14  Various opinions of Jesus
16  John the Baptist is imprisoned, beheaded, and buried
30  The apostles return from preaching
34  The miracle of five loaves and two fishes
45  Jesus walks on the sea;
53  and heals all who touch him

Greek Commentary for Mark 6:54

Knew him [επιγνοντες αυτον]
Recognizing Jesus, knowing fully (επι — epi) as nearly all did by now. Second aorist active participle. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 6:54 mean?

And on having come of them out of the boat immediately having recognized Him
καὶ ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ἐπιγνόντες αὐτὸν

ἐξελθόντων  on  having  come 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Plural
Root: ἐξέρχομαι 
Sense: to go or come forth of.
αὐτῶν  of  them 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
ἐκ  out  of 
Parse: Preposition
Root: ἐκ 
Sense: out of, from, by, away from.
πλοίου  boat 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: πλοῖον  
Sense: a ship.
εὐθὺς  immediately 
Parse: Adverb
Root: εὐθέως  
Sense: straightway, immediately, forthwith.
ἐπιγνόντες  having  recognized 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural
Root: ἐπιγινώσκω  
Sense: to become thoroughly acquainted with, to know thoroughly.

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