Mark
Mark 6:49–50
49but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost — 50for they all saw Him and were terrified.
But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
Word by word
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Mark 6:49
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| when they saw | ἰδόντες | idontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| walking | περιπατοῦντα | peripatounta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4043 I walk, conduct my life |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θαλάσσης | thalassēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| they cried out | ἀνέκραξαν | anekraxan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G349 I shout aloud |
| thinking | ἔδοξαν | edoxan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| was | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a ghost | φάντασμά | phantasma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5326 an apparition, ghost, spirit |
Mark 6:50
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| they all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| saw Him | εἶδον | eidon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| were terrified | ἐταράχθησαν | etarachthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G5015 I agitate, stir up, trouble |
| But | Δὲ | De | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| spoke up | ἐλάλησεν | elalēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| at once | εὐθὺς | euthys | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| Take courage | Θαρσεῖτε | Tharseite | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2293 be of good cheer |
| is | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| I | ἐγώ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| be afraid | φοβεῖσθε | phobeisthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
Cross-references
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Mark 6:49 Matthew 14:25–26 · Job 9:8 · Luke 24:37 · Job 4:14–16
Mark 6:50 Matthew 14:27 · Isaiah 43:2 · John 6:19–20 · Luke 24:38–41 · John 20:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.