34 And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.
But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.
To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.
Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
For the images have said what is not true, and the readers of signs have seen deceit; they have given accounts of false dreams, they give comfort to no purpose: so they go out of the way like sheep, they are troubled because they have no keeper.
The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again; To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad; To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
My people have been wandering sheep: their keepers have made them go out of the right way, turning them loose on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, having no memory of their resting-place.
And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.
But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.
Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong. For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.
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Commentary on Mark 6 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 6
A great variety of observable passages we have, in this chapter, concerning our Lord Jesus, the substance of all which we had before in Matthew, but divers circumstances we have, which we did not there meet with. Here is,
Mar 6:1-6
Here,
Mar 6:7-13
Here is,
Mar 6:14-29
Here is,
Note,
Mar 6:30-44
In there verses, we have,
Mar 6:45-56
This passage of story we had Mt. 14:22, etc., only what was there related concerning Peter, is omitted here. Here we have,