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Immediately he made his disciples enter into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.
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Defusing a Revolution
Commentators explain that Jesus 'constrained' or forced his disciples to leave because the miracle of the feeding had stirred the crowd into a political frenzy. They wanted to make Jesus an earthly king and lead a revolt against Rome. Jesus acted decisively to dismiss the crowd and protect his disciples from this dangerous, worldly misunderstanding of his mission.
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To Bethsaida (προς Βηθσαιδαν). This is Bethsaida on the Western side, not Bethsaida Julias on the Eastern side where they had just…
19th Century
Anglican
Unto Bethsaida.—There is nothing in the text to warrant the marginal reading, “over against Beth-saida.” It was probably suggested…
Mark records no reaction of the crowd to the multiplication of the loaves and fish, but there must have been one. The hurried departure of the disc…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And straightway he constrained his disciples The reasons of this is (See Gill on Matthew 14:22),
Presbyterian
The church is often like a ship at sea, tossed with tempests, and not comforted. We may have Christ for us, yet wind and tide can be again…
