Verse
Mark 6:31 — And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place…
“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.”
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The verses around Mark 6:31.
29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31And 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.
32And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
Verse explanation
The constant rush, with no time even to eat, is the direct reason for the invitation to rest — it’s not a whim, but a response to real, accumulated exhaustion.
From the Mark 6 study in Bible in Stories.
Mark 6:31 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E elle disse-lhes: Vinde vós, aqui áparte, a um logar deserto, e repousae um pouco. Porque havia muitos que iam e vinham, e não tinham tempo para comer.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E ele lhes disse: Vinde vós à parte a um lugar deserto, e descansai um pouco; pois havia muitos que iam e vinham, e não tinham tempo para comer.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Vengan conmigo, solo ustedes. Iremos a un lugar tranquilo, y descansaremos un poco”, les dijo Jesús, pues surgían tantas cosas por todas partes que ni siquiera tenían tiempo de comer.
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In other languages: Português (Marcos 6:31) · Español (Marcos 6:31)
More verses about rest
- Matthew 11:28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
- Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Psalms 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
- Exodus 33:14And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
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