Mark Chapter 6, Verse 31
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31: και ειπεν αυτοις δευτε υμεις αυτοι κατ ιδιαν εις ερημον τοπον και αναπαυεσθε ολιγον ησαν γαρ οι ερχομενοι και οι υπαγοντες πολλοι και ουδε φαγειν ηυκαιρουν
31: And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert
place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going,
and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
31: And he said to them: Come apart into a desert place, and rest a
little. For there were many coming and going: and they had not so much
as time to eat.
A desert place. A retired place, across the sea from Capernaum, where they would he free from interruption.
Coming and going. Coming to be healed and retiring, or coming to hear him preach. It means that they were thronged, that there was a vast multitude attending his preaching.
