Bible Strands
Mark 6:55
and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The crowd recognizes Jesus after He disembarks from the boat and rushes to bring the sick to Him.
The words — περιέδραμον (periedramon) means they ran around, and ὅλην τὴν χώραν ἐκείνην (holēn tēn chōran ekeinēn) specifies that entire region.
The thread — The text describes this same pattern of urgent crowd response in Matthew 4:24, Mark 2:1, and Mark 3:7.
Why it lands — The text states that people physically transported the ill to Jesus upon hearing His location, establishing that His presence immediately triggered a concrete, geographic mobilization of the sick.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
- Mark 2:1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
- Mark 3:7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,