Mark 6:56
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 6:56 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 6:56 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 6:56 — KJV
“And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. touched him: or, touched it”
— Mark 6:56 (KJV)
Mark 6:56 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 6:56
“And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:56: besought, might, touch
“Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. into...: or, in every street”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:56: into, laid, sick
“And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:56: entered, into, cities
“Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. long...: or, how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous heaps?”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:56: into, cities, laid
“Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. Hast...: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?”
Shares key themes with Mark 6:56: into, cities, laid
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