Mar 6:49-50 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 6:49-50: 6:49-50 The disciples’ terror is understandable—humans cannot walk on water, so they concluded that they were seeing a ghost. As in many divine manifestations, the Lord gave a word of assurance: Don’t be afraid and Take courage! The reason is, I am here! It was not a ghost but Jesus—their friend, Savior, and Lord. • I am here!: Because Jesus’ walking on the sea and stilling the storm were miraculous, Mark’s original readers would have understood the exclamation I am as a parallel to God’s self-description in the Old Testament (Exod 3:14 ; Deut 32:39 ; Isa 41:4 ; 43:10-13 ) and thus as a reference to Jesus’ divinity.

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‏ Mark 6:49-50

Summary for Mark 6:49-50: 6:49-50 ^a The disciples’ terror is understandable—humans cannot walk on water, so they concluded that they were seeing a ghost. As in many divine manifestations, the Lord gave a word of assurance: Don’t be afraid and Take courage! The reason is, I am here! It was not a ghost but Jesus—their friend, Savior, and Lord.

• I am here!: Because Jesus’ walking on the sea and stilling the storm were miraculous, Mark’s original readers would have understood the exclamation I am as a parallel to God’s self-description in the Old Testament (Exod 3:14 ^b; Deut 32:39 ^c; Isa 41:4 ^d; 43:10-13 ^e) and thus as a reference to Jesus’ divinity.